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PART X : UPDATING FIRMWARE
10.1 Hardware Requirements
10.2 Preparation
10.3 Updating Firmware
1. A SynScan hand control with rmware version 3.0 or higher.
2. A computer running Windows 95 or a later version.
3. A USB Type-B cable.
1. Create a new folder in the computer (for example, C:\SynScan) to save relevant les.
2. Download the application package “SynScan Firmware Loader” from http://www.skywatcher.
com/ and extract the le “SynScanFirmwareLoader.exe” to the above folder.
3. Download the latest rmware package and extract the “.SSF” le to the above folder.
1. Press and hold the “0” and “8” keys simultaneously, and then plug in the USB cable. The
hand control will display “SynScan Update” on the screen. Release the “0” and “8” keys.
2. On the computer, run the SynScanFirmwareLoader.exe. An application window is show in
Fig 10.3a.
• Use the “Browse” button to load the latest rmware le (“.SSF” le)
• Check the “Enforce database update” to enforce updating the hand control’s database.
Clear it to let the application determine whether it is necessary to update the database.
• Check the “Auto-detect COM port” to let the application detect the proper serial port that
will connect to the SynScan hand control. Clear it to manually choose the COM Port
and select a serial port from the “COM port” drop-down list.
Fig. 10.3a
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