Honeywell RAPID EYE K9696V2 - Manual (Page 35)

Field Work
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2.11 Upgrading Unit Software
Upgrade CD-ROM
Onsite, you can upgrade Multi-Media units equipped with a CD-ROM drive.
Fig. 21. Upgrading a unit in the field.
!30 To upgrade a Multi-Media unit’s software, onsite
1. Remove the front cover of the Multi-Media unit; if the cover is locked, use the
key supplied with the unit.
2. Press the button on the CD-RW drive. A tray slides out.
3. Drop the CD-ROM identified as HRM62UPADMIN into the tray and press it into
position. See figure 21.
4. Shut the CD-RW’s tray.
5. Turn the unit off, by pressing the red POWER button while the CD-ROM remains
in the unit.
6. Power-up the unit.
7. Check the unit’s blue LCD; as the unit starts up, a set of messages appear:
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“Honeywell Startup Shell”, “*Do Not Restart* Upgrading Unit”,
“Upgrade Complete. Restarting Unit*, “Honeywell Startup Shell”.
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The final message depends on the unit’s hardware.
For units holding a Pentium 3 processor: “Rapid Eye Multi-Media V5.2”;
for units holding a Pentium 4 processor: “Rapid Eye Multi-Media V6.2”.
8. The unit is operational. Press the button on the CD-RW drive and remove the
CD-ROM from the tray.
9. Shut the CD-RW’s tray.
10. Replace the front cover on the unit.
Multi-Media unit without a CD-RW drive
Multi-Media units without a CD drive can be upgraded from a View Operator’s PC.
You can also upgrade in the field by connecting a PC directly to the unit, using a null-
modem cable.