98 PDS • User’s Guide
6. Upgrading Firmware
Upgrading Firmware Using the USB Port
2. Ensure that your PC is connected to the internet.
3. On the web, navigate to:
http://www.barco.com
4. Navigate to the “PDS Series” home page:
http://www.barco.com/en/products-solutions/image-processing/
presentation-switchers/easy-to-use-digital-switchers.aspx
5. Navigate to the “Downloads” tab Flash software, and download the latest
version of code:
PDS Series Software - v##.##.##.##
6. When the File Download Dialog appears, click Save.
7. When the Save As Dialog appears, navigate to the target folder and click Save.
8. Go to the folder that was used to save the downloaded file and "unzip" the
contents of this file.
9. Please continue with the “Upgrading Firmware Using the Web Upgrade
”
section on page 100 or “Upgrading Firmware Using the USB Port” section on
page 98.
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PDS firmware can be downloaded from the FTP or Web site to a USB memory stick. This
involves plugging the USB stick into the PDS, going to a menu in the PDS, and initiating the
transfer of the file from the USB stick to the PDS.
First, ensure that your flash drive is formatted to use the FAT32 file system. If necessary,
reformat the drive as described in the following section. When the drive is properly
formatted, refer to Performing the Firmware Upgrade Using the USB Port
on page 99
for the upgrade procedure.
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Ensure that the drive contains no data.
Then use the following procedure to format the flash drive:
1. Insert the flash drive into a Windows PC or laptop’s USB port.
2. Select Start > My Computer.
3. On the My Computer screen, right-click the drive that represents the flash drive.
4. Select Format from the menu that appears. The Format Removable Disk screen
appears.
5. Select FAT32 as the file system, and Quick Format under Format Options, as
shown in the following illustration.
Reformatting the flash drive erases existing data. To avoid
losing data, download to a computer or a secure site any files
you wish to keep, then format the drive.
