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Firmware Update

To update the firmware with this method, perform the follow-
ing steps:

1. Download a new firmware applicable to

the digital receiver from the Topfield web
site.

2. Plug one end of a USB cable into the USB

port on the digital receiver, and the other
end into the matching port on your com-
puter.

3. Turn on the digital receiver.

4. Run TFDN USB.

How to use TFDN USB is as follows:

1. Press the Find button to select the

new firmware file.

2. Press the Download button to start

the file transfer.

3. Press the Stop button to cancel the

file transfer.

4. Restart the digital receiver.

9.3

From your computer via RS-232 port

It is possible to transfer a new firmware to the digital receiver
from your computer connecting them with a RS-232 cable. You
need TFD-Down, the firmware transfer utility for this, which
is available at the Topfield web site,

http://www.i-topfield.

com

.

To update the firmware with this method, perform the follow-
ing steps: