Nikon COOLPIX 5700 Use and care manual

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Upgrading the Coolpix 5700 Firmware
—Windows —
Thank you for choosing a Nikon product. This guide describes how to
upgrade the camera firmware for the Coolpix 5700.
Get ready
To upgrade the firmware for the Coolpix 5700, you will need:
•A Coolpix 5700 digital camera
•A UC-E1 USB cable OR a CompactFlash card reader
•One of the following power sources:
—An EH-53 AC adapter OR an EH-21 AC adapter/battery charger
—A fully-charged EN-EL1 rechargeable battery
—A fresh 2CR5 (DL245) battery manufactured in the last three months
•A Nikon-approved CompactFlash memory card that has been formatted in the Coolpix 5700
•The
Nikon Guide to Digital
Photography for the
Coolpix 5700
Check the current firmware version for the Coolpix 5700
1
Open the camera monitor.
2
Press and hold the (MENU)
button while turning the camera on.
3
“E5700 V”will be displayed in the monitor, followed by the
version number of the current camera firmware.
If the monitor shows “E5700 V1.0,”the current camera firmware
is version 1.0. This upgrade can be used with firmware version
1.0 and should not be applied to any other versions.
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Turn the camera off.
Download and extract the new firmware
1
Create a new folder on the hard disk and name it as desired.
Position the mouse cursor over an empty space on the desktop and click the right mouse button. Select
New > Folder to create a new folder on the desktop. Name the folder as desired.
2
Download the file “CP5700fw11.zip”to the new folder.
Position the mouse cursor over the download link on the download site and click the right mouse
button. Select Save target to file and choose the folder created in Step 3 -1. The file “CP5700fw11.
zip”will be downloaded to the new folder.
3
Extract the firmware update.
In Windows XP, right click on the “CP5700fw11.zip”folder and choose “Extract All...”
Other versions of Windows - for general instructions on downloading and installing.
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If installation is completed successfully, the folder “CP5700fw11”will be created in the new folder. The
folder “CP5700fw11”will contain the following files and folders:
firmware: Folder containing camera firmware
firmware.
bin: Camera firmware (in “firmware”folder)
“CP5700fw11”folder “firmware”folder
Copy the firmware to the memory card
The firmware can be copied to the camera memory card either by connecting the computer directly to the Coolpix 5700 using the USB cable, or by removing the memory card from the camera and inserting it in
a CompactFlash card reader.
Direct USB Connection
1
Turn the camera off and insert the formatted memory card into the Coolpix 5700.
For information on formatting memory cards, see the
Nikon Guide
to Digital Photography with
the Coolpix 5700
.
2
Set the USB option in the camera setup menu to Mass Storage.
For information on the USB option and connecting the camera to a computer, see the
Nikon
Guide to Digital
Photography with the
Coolpix 5700
.
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3
Turn the camera off and connect the USB cable as shown below.
4
Turn the camera on.
If Nikon View has been installed on the computer, Nikon Transfer will start automatically and display the
message, “Camera or card contains no images. Nikon View will now terminate.”Click OK to exit Nikon Transfer.
5
Copy the firmware to the memory card.
5- 1. Copy the firmware to the removable disk corresponding to the camera. When the camera is connected and turned on, a new “Removable Disk”icon will be displayed in My
Computer. Copy the “firmware”folder from the “CP5700fw11”folder to this removable disk. ;
Drive letters may differ
5-
2. When copying is complete, check the contents of the removable disk. Open the “firmware”folder on the removable disk and confirm that it contains the file “firmware.bin.”
6
Disconnect the camera.
For information on disconnecting the camera, see the
Nikon Guide
to Digital Photography for
the Coolpix5700
.
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CompactFlash Card Reader
1
Connect the card reader to the computer.
For more information, see the documentation provided with the card reader.
2
Insert the formatted memory card into the card reader.
If Nikon View has been installed on the computer, Nikon Transfer will start automatically and display the
message, “Camera or card contains no images. Nikon View will now terminate.”Click OK to exit Nikon Transfer.
3
Copy the firmware to the memory card.
3- 1. Copy the firmware to the removable disk corresponding to the memory card. When the memory card is inserted, a new “Removable Disk”icon will be displayed in My Computer. Copy the
“firmware”folder from the “CP5700fw11”folder to this removable disk.
Drive letters may differ
3-
2. When copying is complete, check the contents of the removable disk. Open the “firmware”folder on the removable disk and confirm that it contains the file “firmware.bin.”
3-
3. Remove the memory card.
Right click on the removable disk and select Eject from the menu that appears. Remove the memory card
from the card reader.
4
Disconnect the card reader.
For more information, see the documentation provided with the card reader.
Update the camera firmware
Should any of the following occur during the update, the Coolpix 5700 could become inoperable:
•The memory card is removed from the camera
•The camera is turned off
•The AC adapter is unplugged or disconnected
•The battery is removed
•The camera is subjected to powerful electromagnetic noise
If you are not confident that you can perform the update successfully, the update can be performed by a
Nikon service representative.
1
Insert the memory card containing the firmware into the Coolpix 5700.
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2
Slide the mode selector to playback
mode and turn the camera on.
3
A firmware update dialog will be
displayed. Press the multi selector
down to highlight YES, then
press the multi selector to the
right to begin the update.
4
The message as shown at right will be displayed while the
update is in progress.
5
The message as shown at right will be displayed when the
update is complete. Turn the camera off.
6
Confirm that the update was completed successfully.
6-1. Slide the mode selector to shooting mode.
6-2. Turn the camera on and confirm that the monitor comes on.
6-3. Turn the camera off.
6-4. Check the camera firmware version as described in Step 2,
“Check the current firmware version for the Coolpix
5700.”
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6-5. If “E5700 V1.1”is displayed in the monitor, the update was
successful.
If the update was not successful, contact a Nikon service representative.
7
Format the memory card.
For information on formatting memory cards, see the Nikon
Guide to Digital
Photography with the
Coolpix 5700
.
8
Restore the USB option to its original setting.
If you changed the USB setting from PTP to Mass Storage to update the camera firmware,
return to the USB menu and select PTP. See the
Nikon Guide
to Digital Photography
with the Coolpix 5700
for details.
This completes the firmware update.
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