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| This page explains how to download the firmware for VPC-C6
from the home page and install it. |
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This firmware is for the VPC-C6 only. Please do not
install it on another model. |
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Before updating the firmware, please read through the
explanations on this page. |
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Make sure to update the firmware in the order shown
below. |
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The camera might not boot up properly if its power
is turned off during the firmware-updating procedure. |
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Please read the accompanying licensing agreement before
downloading this firmware. Downloading the firmware automatically
implies your acceptance of the licensing agreement. |
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| ■Requirements |
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SD memory card (henceforth referred to as “card”)
with capacity over 8 MB. |
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Fully charged lithium ion battery or AC adapter (shipped
with the camera). Additionally, you need one of the items listed below:
(i) An SD memory card reader, or PC card reader, or a PC equipped
with a PC card slot (henceforth referred to as “card reader”)
(ii) A docking station or interface adapter and dedicated USB interface
cable (shipped with the camera). |
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Caution |
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Be sure not to take out the battery or disconnect the
AC adapter during the updating procedure (this lasts about 90 seconds) |
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Avoid operating the buttons of the camera or closing
the monitor unit during the updating procedure. |
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| ■Preparing to Update (Copying the Firmware
onto a Card) |
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1. |
Format the Card on Your Camera |
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Please refer to the camera manual (page 128, Formatting
a Card) to format the card. |
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Caution |
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If you format a card, all images and data stored on
the card (whether protected or not) are deleted. Please be sure to
move or copy important images and data to a PC or to another card.
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Download the Firmware |
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The firmware can be downloaded here. |
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Caution |
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Please be sure to download and decompress the file
onto a hard drive and not onto a removable location such as a card
reader. |
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The firmware file should be saved in a location where
you can easily find it again later. |
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The file named “s815nup1.exe” is saved in
the folder you selected.
Note: If the file extension is not displayed, change the settings
in the Windows folder options so that file extensions are displayed.
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Decompress the Files You Downloaded |
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If you double-click the “s815nup1.exe” file
you downloaded, a window entitled “VPC-C6 Firmware Self-Decompression”
opens. If you click the “Decompression” button, the “VPC-C6”
folder is created automatically and a file named “s815nup1.bin”
is created in the “VPC-C6” folder. (You can change the location
of the “VPC-C6” folder during the decompression process,
but in the default configuration, it is created in the same folder
where you saved the downloaded “s815nup1.exe” file.) |
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Caution |
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Please be sure to download and decompress the file
onto a hard drive and not onto a removable location such as a card
reader. |
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Copy the Decompressed File from Step 3 to the
Formatted Card in Step 1 |
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The method of operation differs depending on whether
you use a card reader or a dedicated USB cable. |
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When you copy the downloaded files with a card reader: |
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Put the formatted card from step 1 in the card reader.
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Copy the “s815nup1.bin” file created on
your hard disk in step 3 to the root directory of the card.
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When you copy the downloaded files with a dedicated USB cable: |
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Connect the camera to your PC.
When you connect to your PC, please make sure the camera’s USB
interface is set to “Card Reader”. Please refer to "Setting
to the card reader mode" in the software manual ( page 10 ).
• Connect the camera to your PC with a USB cable and turn on
the camera’s power.
• Please make sure the camera is recognized as a removable disc.
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Put the formatted card from step 1 in the camera and
then copy the “s815nup1.bin” file created on your hard disk
in step 3 to the root directory of the card. |
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(3) |
Remove the camera.
• Please read “Dismounting the Camera” on page 10 of
the software manual for a description of how to disconnect the camera.
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