NextBase 522GW Technical manual

FW Update Instructions
522GW
The following upgrade instructions are in relation to updating the firmware by copying an update file to the SD card
via the supplied USB cable. Our Dash Cams can also be updated via our My Nextbase Connect ® mobile app (Wi-Fi
cameras only) and My Nextbase Player ® (NBDVR222 and above).
Windows
Mac
1. Download the latest version
of firmware for the
NBDVR522GW via the
Support & Downloads page
for your Dash Cam.
Download here
Download here
2. The firmware update will be
saved to your PC as a file
called ‘NBDVR522GWA-
RXX.X.zip’ (where XX.X
denotes the version number).
This will usually be located
within the downloads folder
on your computer.
3. Double click on the
downloaded zip file to display
the files that it contains. You
should find two files,
FW522GWA.bin and
LD522GWA.bin.
NOTE: You won’t be able to
open these files on your PC.
4. Click and hold the mouse
button and drag a box around
both files to select them,
then Right click (CTRL & click
if using a mac) on the bin files
inside the zip file and select
the option that says ‘Copy’
5. Go to page 4 of the Dash
Cams Setup Menu and you
will see an option to format
the SD card. Tap this option.

6. Plug the Dash Cam into your
PC using the supplied USB
cable and tap the option
‘Firmware Update’.
7. The Dash Cam should then
appear as a storage device
called ‘NEXTBASE’ within File
Explorer (Windows) or Finder
(Mac).
8. Click on your SD card as it
appears within File Explorer/
Finder to view the contents
of the card.
9. Once the contents of the card
are displayed, right click in
the white space and select
the option that says ‘Paste’.
This will copy the files from
your downloaded zip file and
place them onto the SD card
where they can be read by
the Dash Cam.
10. Please ensure that the bin
files are not renamed in
anyway, the update will fail if
the file appears as
FW522GWA(1).bin for
example.
11. Once you have copied
‘FW522GWA.bin’ and
‘LD522GWA.bin’to the Dash
Cam you can now unplug the
Dash Cam from your PC. It
will shut down and you will
see the Nextbase logo.
12. After the Dash Cam has shut
down completely, plug it back
into your PC and the update
should begin automatically.

13. After the update has installed
your Dash Cam will restart
and display the PC
Connection Screen. Tap the
‘Power On’option to
continue.
14. Tap the Menu button and
then tap ‘Setup’to open the
Setup Menu, Swipe across to
page 4 you will see ‘System
Info’. Tap ‘System Info’and
the firmware version installed
on your Dash Cam will be
displayed.