Nikon COOLPIX 8700 Use and care manual

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Upgrading the COOLPIX 8700
Firmware
—Windows —
Thank you for choosing a Nikon product. This guide describes
how to upgrade the camera firmware for the COOLPIX 8700.
If you are not confident that you can perform the update
successfully, the update can be performed by a Nikon service
representative.
Get ready
To upgrade the firmware for the COOLPIX 8700, you will need:
•A COOLPIX 8700 digital camera
•A UC-E1 USB cable or a CompactFlash card reader
•One of the following power sources:
—An EH-53 AC adapter
—A fully-charged EN-EL1 rechargeable Li-ion battery
—A fresh 2CR5 lithium battery
•A Nikon-approved CompactFlash memory card that has been formatted in the
COOLPIX 8700
•The
Nikon Guide to
Digital Photography
with the COOLPIX
8700
Check the current firmware version for the
COOLPIX 8700
1
Open the camera monitor.
2
Insert a memory card.
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3
Slide the mode selector to
and turn the camera on.
4
Press the MENU button.
5
The playback menu will be
displayed in the camera
monitor. Press the multi
selector up or down to
highlight SET-UP and press
the multi selector to the right.
6
The setup menu will be
displayed in the camera
monitor. Press the multi
selector up or down to
highlight Firmware
version and press the multi selector to the
right.
7
The current firmware version will be displayed
in the monitor.
If the monitor shows "E8700 Ver 1.2," the
current camera firmware is version 1.2. This
update can be used with firmware version 1.2
or earlier.
8
After pressing the multi selector to the left to return to the setup menu,
press the MENU button to exit the playback menu.
9
Turn the camera off.
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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
Position the mouse cursor over the "Click here to Agree to License and
Start Download" link on the download site (above) and click the right
mouse button. Select Save target to file and choose the folder created in
step 3 -1. The file "CP8700fw13.zip" will be downloaded to the new folder.
3
Extract the firmware update.
In Windows XP, right click on the "CP8700fw13.zip" folder and choose
"Extract All..."
Other versions of Windows - for general instructions on downloading and
installing.
If installation is completed successfully, the folder "E8700Update" will be
created in the new folder. The folder "E8700Update" will contain the
following files and folders:
release.txt: Details the changes made with the release of firmware
version 1.3
firmware: Folder containing camera firmware
firmware.
bin: Camera firmware (in "firmware" folder)
"E8700Update" folder "firmware" folder
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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 8700 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 8700.
For information on formatting memory cards, see the
Nikon
Guide to Digital
Photography with the
COOLPIX 8700
.
2
Set the USB option in the camera setup menu to Mass
storage.
Display the setup menu as described in steps 1–5 of
Section 2, "Check the current camera firmware version,"
and set the USB option to Mass Storage.
3
Turn the camera off and connect the USB cable as shown below.
UC-E1 USB cable
4
Turn the camera on.*
•If Nikon View is installed
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.
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•If PictureProject is installed
PictureProject Transfer will start automatically. Click Cancel.
*Under Windows XP, a Removable Disk
dialog similar to that shown at right may
be displayed. Select Take no action and
click OK.
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
"E8700Update" 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."
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6
Disconnect the camera.
For information on disconnecting the camera, see the
Nikon
Guide to Digital
Photography with the
COOLPIX 8700
.
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 is installed
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.
•If PictureProject is installed
PictureProject Transfer will start automatically. Click Cancel.
*Under Windows XP, a Removable Disk
dialog similar to that shown at right may
be displayed. Select Take no action and
click OK.
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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 "E8700Update"
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
Performing any of the following actions during the update could cause the COOLPIX
8700 to become inoperable:
•Removing the memory card
•Turning the camera off
•Unplugging or disconnecting the AC adapter
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•Removing the battery
•Subjecting the camera 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
8700.
2
Slide the mode selector to
and turn the camera on.
3
Press the MENU button.
4
The playback menu will be
displayed in the camera
monitor. Press the multi
selector up or down to
highlight SET-UP and
press the multi selector to the right.
5
The setup menu will be
displayed in the camera
monitor. Press the multi
selector up or down to
highlight Firmware
version and press the multi selector to the
right.
6
A firmware update dialog will be displayed.
Press the multi selector down to highlight
Yes, then press the center of the multi
selector to begin the update.
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7
The message as shown at right will be
displayed while the update is in progress.
8
The message as shown at right will be
displayed when the update is complete.
9
Turn the camera off.
10
Format the memory card.
For information on formatting memory cards, see the
Nikon Guide to
Digital
Photography with
the COOLPIX 8700
.
11
Confirm that the update was completed successfully.
11-1.Check the camera firmware version as
described in Step 2, "Check the
current firmware version for the
COOLPIX 8700".
11-2.If "E8700 Ver 1.3" is displayed in the
monitor, the update was successful.
If the update was not successful, contact a Nikon service representative.
12
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 8700
for
details.
This completes the firmware update.
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