Comtech EF Data LBC-4000 - Manual (Page 53)

LBC-4000 L-Band Up/Down Converter System with Ethernet Revision 2
Updating Firmware MN-LBC4000A
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o Click [Open] to turn over file extraction to the user‐supplied utility program. Be
sure to extract the firmware files to the ‘temp’ folder created earlier.
o Click [Save] to open the ‘Save As’ window. Be sure to select and [Save] the
archive *.exe or *.zip file to the ‘temp’ folder created earlier.
Otherwise, click [Cancel] to quit and exit the file download process.
2. Next, extract the firmware files from the archive file.
• (If not already done with File Download > [Open]) Extract the firmware files from the
downloaded *.exe or *.zip archive file with the user‐supplied utility program:
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Double‐click on the archive file name, and then follow the prompts provided by the
user‐supplied utility program. Extract, at a minimum, two files:
ƒ FW‐0020503x_LBC4000_Ethernet_#_#_#.bin – The Firmware Bulk image file
(where ‘x’ denotes the revision letter and ‘#_#_#’ denotes the firmware version
number), and
ƒ LBC‐4000ReleaseNotes_v#‐#‐#.pdf – The Firmware Release Notes PDF file
(where ‘#‐#‐#’ denotes the firmware version number).
3. Confirm availability of the firmware files in the temporary folder.
There are several ways the user may view the contents of the temporary folder on a
Windows‐based PC:
A. From the Windows Desktop:
• Double‐left‐click the ‘temp’ folder saved to the Windows Desktop.
• Use Windows Explorer to locate, and then double‐left‐click the ‘temp’ folder.
• Use the ‘Browse‘ window ([Start] > ...Run > [Browse]) to locate, and then double‐
click the ‘c:\temp’ folder.
B. Using Command‐line:
• Type “cd c:\temp” at the Command‐line prompt to change to the temporary
directory created earlier using Command‐line.