Firmware Upgrades Firmware Upgrade Process
292 Agilent 8163A Lightwave Multimeter, Agilent 8164A Lightwave Measurement
System, & Agilent 8166A Lightwave Multichannel System, Fourth Edition
6 Select the com port where the serial cable is connected. Choose the maximum
baud rate. Click on OK.
7 Turn on the 8166A and wait for the first beep.
Now you must be quick:
– Press and hold the Preset hardkey.
– Still holding Preset, press and hold the Aux hardkey.
– Still holding Preset and Aux, press and hold the Appl hardkey.
TIP Use three fingers and place them near the keys in advance!
If you were successful, you here a double beep and the display shows that the
instrument is in download mode. Otherwise, turn off the power and try again.
8 Click on ’Program’ and wait until the download completes. The instrument will
reboot with the new firmware.