ARRI ALEXA Mini LF Ready to Shoot V-Mount Set (LPL) - Manual (Page 102)

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8. Wait for the update process to finish and the camera to reboot.
After a successful update and reboot, the camera displays a success message.
Note: After an update, the timezone and daylight saving time settings of the camera are reset.
Please set them accordingly. Select MENU > System > System Time + Date .
Note: A failed camera update produces a red warning message. However, the previously installed
camera software remains intact. Press CLOSE, restart the camera and start the update again.
NOTICE
Power the camera with a fully charged battery or a power supply to avoid power loss during the
update. The update procedure takes about ten minutes.
Never shut down the camera or unplug power during the update process.
After the update, the camera reboots. Never unplug power during reboot. Check the MVF-2 for the
update status. A popup message is displayed after the update finished successfully.
21.9.2 Update of Camera Components
The camera supports to update the MVF-2 viewfinder and the lens mount. Updating the MVF-2 and the
lens mount does not require a dedicated update file. The camera will issue a message if the software
version of MVF-2 and/or the lens mount does not match the version required by the currently installed
camera SUP. In this case:
1. Select
MENU > System > Update .
The Update MVF-2 and Update Lens Mount entries show the software version currently installed on
the component and the software version required by the currently installed camera SUP.
2. Select Update MVF-2 to update the MVF-2 or
Select Update Lens Mount to update the lens mount.
A confirmation screen is displayed.
3. Press CONFIRM to start the update.
The component is updated. A success message is displayed after the update has finished.
21.9.3 Update of LBUS Devices
The camera offers to update connected LBUS devices (cforce mini motors, cforce Plus motors, ARRI
Master Grips, ARRI Operator Control Unit OCU-1 and ARRI LCUBE)
1. Download the LBUS device update file from the ARRI website.
2. Copy the update file onto a USB memory stick in folder ARRI/ECS/.
3. Connect the LBUS device to the LBUS connector of the lens mount.
4. Select
MENU > System > Update > Update LBUS Devices .
A list with connected LBUS devices is displayed, showing the software version currently installed on
the device and the software version stored on the USB memory stick.
5. Select the LBUS device you want to update and press UPDATE .
A confirmation screen is displayed.
6. Press CONFIRM to start the update. Cancel with BACK .