Konica Minolta DiMAGE Z3 User manual

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DiMAGE Z3 Camera Firmware Ver.1.03e
This section explains how to install DiMAGE Z3 firmware version 1.03e. (Firmware is software used
internally to control the camera.) Be sure to read through the following explanation before you
install the software. Do not turn the camera OFF during installation; doing so could damage the
CPU inside the camera.
Contents of update
To support 2GB SD memory card.
Target products
This firmware is for use only with the DiMAGE Z3 and cannot be used with other products.
If the firmware version is already Ver.1.03e, it is not necessary to update the firmware. (Check the
firmware version as shown below.)
Checking the camera firmware version
1. Press the main switch to turn ON the camera.
2. Press the menu button.
3. Press the right key of the controller, select SETUP icon,
and press the center of the controller to display the
setup menu.
4. Confirm that the section 1 menu tab is highlighted, and
press the macro mode button. A window will open to
indicate the firmware version.
5. Check the version number of displayed on the LCD mon-
itor. If the version is Ver.1.02e or earlier, the camera must
be updated.
Press the central button of controller to close the version
number display.
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1. Two respective download files have been prepared for Windows & Macintosh. Please use the
suitable one for your PC. Please read the end-user license agreement in advance of saving the
file on your PC.
The downloaded file is compressed.
-Windows- z3v103e.exe--808KB
Double-click the downloaded file.
The file is a self-extracting archive, and decompresses automatically.
-Macintosh- z3v103e.sea.hqx--1.1MB
Use Stuffit Expander or another such software utility to extract the downloaded file.
*After creating a folder in your PC and extracting the contents of the archive, the following folder is
created.
"z3v103" folder "z3v103" folder includes bellow files.
"dsc.app" file (Windows 2.07MB / Macintosh 2.1MB)
"ram.bin" file (Windows 92.9KB / Macintosh 96KB)
* Copy the "dsc.app" file and "ram.bin"
file onto the SD memory card.
For Windows For Macintosh
When copying via CompactFlash card reader When copying via DiMAGE Z3 connected to
PC using USB-cable USB-2
Preparing the SD memory card for updating
A downloaded file must be copied to a SD memory card in the camera. Before updating the cam-
era, read the data-transfer section of the DiMAGE Z3 instruction manual to connect the camera to
a computer.
• Prepare a 8MB or larger SD memory card and insert it in the camera.
• Make sure that the SD memory card has been formatted by the camera.
• Using the USB cable, connect the camera to a computer. If the camera is not compatible
with the computer system, a SD memory card reader can be used instead.
• Confirm the option “Transfer mode” in section 1 of the setup menu is set to “Data storage”,
the default setting.

2.Confirm that the file has been copied to the card using the computer.
3.Disconnect the camera from the computer or remove the SD memory card from the
card reader.
If you are using Windows Me, 2000 or XP, click the unplug-or-eject-hardware icon
in the lower right-hand corner of the screen, wait until the safe-to remove-hardware
window appears, then remove the SD memory card the card reader, or disconnect
the USB cable from the camera.
How to update firmware
NOTE:
When performing the software update, use new Alkaline batteries, fully recharged Ni-MH batteries
or the AC adapter AC-1L or AC-11 (sold separately).
When using the AC adapter, be sure not to inadvertently disconnect the camera during the soft-
ware updating procedure, otherwise the camera may be permanently damaged.
* After updating the firmware, it is necessary to operate the reset default function, and camera
settings will be reset to the default settings.
1. With the camera off, insert the prepared SD Memory
card.
2. Press and hold the shutter-release button all the way
down without turning on the camera.
3. Without lifting the your finger from the shutter-release
button, press the main switch to turn on the camera.
4. The access lamp will be lit. Please wait until the lamp
turn off. (It takes 1 or 2 minutes. You can release your
fingers from the shutter-release button and the main
switch.)
5. When the access lamp turns off, updating is completed.
Remove the batteries and then insert them again.
(When using AC adapter, disconnect the AC adapter
and then connect it again.)
6. Check that the camera firmware version number has
changed to "Ver.1.03e". (See the "Checking the camera
software version")
* If the updating failed or an error occurred during the
procedure, turn the camera off, and repeat the proce-
dure from step 1.
After checking the version number, press the center
button of controller. Setup menu will be displayed.
* After updating the camera, delete both "dsc.app" and "ram.bin" files from the SD memory card.
* Windows and Windows Me, 2000 and XP are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the U.S.A and other countries.
* Macintosh is a registered trademark of Apple Computer Inc. in the U.S.A. and other countries.
For questions or comments about this matter, contact your nearest Konicaminolta service facility.
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