Ricoh GXR User manual

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GXR DIGITAL CAMERA BODY
GR LENS A12 50mm F2.5 MACRO
GR LENS A12 28mm F2.5
RICOH LENS S10 24 - 72mm F2.5 - 4.4VC
RICOH LENS P10 28 - 300mm F3.5 - 5.6VC
GXR MOUNT A12
RICOH LENS A16 24 - 85mm F3.5 - 5.5
Firmware Update Instruction Manual
This manual explains the procedures for downloading the firmware from the Ricoh website and
updating the camera’s firmware.
Firmware for both the GXR and a camera unit connected to it can be updated.
If you have more than one camera unit, run firmware update for each of the camera units.
1. Check the current version of the firmware
Caution
Before updating, be sure to check the firmware version through the following method. If the installed firmware is the latest
version, there is no need to update.
1. Check that the camera is turned off and attach the
camera unit to the camera body.
2. While pressing the [–] button (1), hold down the
6(Playback) button (2) for over 1 second.
• The firmware version will be displayed on the picture display
for about 20 seconds.
3. Check the firmware version displayed on the picture display.
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• e.g. When the current version of the firmware is V1.00, the version will be shown as [MAIN
: V 1.00] as follows:
2. Extract the firmware
1. Download the firmware from the Ricoh website.
2. Double-click or right-click and select [Open] on the downloaded file.
If the extension name is “.exe” and the dialog screen appears, click [OK].
• The folder [GXR Update] is created, and the firmware is extracted to the folder [Firmware
relX.XX (where X.XX is the version number)]. Check the following files are inside the folder
[Firmware relX.XX].
• Copy all of the files created when the firmware was extracted (see above for the list of files)
to the root directory on the SD memory card.
-------- BODY--------
MAIN : V 1.00
BKUP : V X.XX
MONI : V X.XX
ADJD : V X.XX
EXTD : V X.XX
CPU1 : V X.XX
ST : XXXXXX
CV : XXXXXX
-------- CAMERA UNIT--------
MAIN : V 1.00
BKUP : V X.XX
MONI : V X.XX
ADJD : V X.XX
EXTD : V X.XX
CPU1 : V X.XX
SH : XXXXXX
CV : XXXXXX
ilaunch0 ilaunch3 ilaunch4 ilaunch8
jlaunch0 jlaunch3 jlaunch4 jlaunch8
klaunch0 klaunch3 klaunch4 klaunch8
nlaunch0 nlaunch3 nlaunch4 nlaunch8
qlaunch0 qlaunch3 qlaunch4 qlaunch8
l08firm0 l08firm3 l08firm4 l08firm8
l06firm0 l06firm3 l06firm4 l06firm5 l06firm8

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3. Copy the firmware to an SD memory card
Caution
Please prepare an SD card with a capacity of 64 MB or above.
There are two ways to copy the firmware into an SD memory card.
• With an SD memory card loaded in the camera, connect the camera and computer with the
provided USB cable, and copy the firmware to the SD memory card
• Using a card reader or a card writer, copy the firmware to an SD memory card (a card reader
or card writer is required)
To copy the firmware by connecting the camera and computer with the USB
cable
1. If DC Software is installed on your Windows PC, check that DL-10 is not
active.
2. If DL-10 is active, right-click on the DL-10 icon in the task bar, and click
[Exit].
• If the DL-10 icon is not displayed in the task bar, you do not need to perform Step 2.
3. Load a battery with adequate remaining power into the camera.
4. Load the SD memory card into the camera, and turn the power on.
5. Display the camera’s Setup menu, select [Format [Card]], and press the
Fn2 button.
6. Select [Yes], and press the MENU/OK button.
• The SD memory card is formatted.
Caution
If you format a card that still has images stored on it, the images will be lost. Save the images you do not want to erase in
your computer before formatting the card.
7. Turn the camera off, and connect the camera and computer with the
provided USB cable.
• The camera turns on automatically. If the camera does not turn on automatically, press the
POWER button and turn the power on.
• If DC Software is installed in your Windows PC, DL-10 may automatically start up. In this
case, exit DL-10.
• Click [Cancel] if the [Removable Disk] dialog appears in Windows XP, Windows Vista or
Windows 7.
• If iPhoto starts up in Mac OS X, exit iPhoto.

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8. Copy all the files created when the firmware was extracted (see P.2) to the
SD memory card.
For windows; [RICOHDCX] root directory in [My computer]
For Macintosh; [RICOHDCX] root directory on the desktop.
• The camera’s drive name may differ depending on the OS you are running.
e.g. [Removable Disk], etc.
9. Confirm that the files have been copied.
10. For Windows
When the copying of the firmware is completed, double-click the [Safely
Remove Hardware] icon in the task bar.
For Macintosh
Drag and drop the [RICOHDCX] icon to the [Trash] icon. Once the icon
has disappeared, proceed to Step 14.
Caution
If you skip the procedures in Step 10, the firmware copy may not be successful.
11. Select [USB Mass Storage Device], and click [Stop].
12. Click [OK].
13. Click the [Close] button.
14. Confirm the camera is off, and disconnect the USB cable.
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To copy the firmware using a card reader or a card writer to an SD memory
card
1. Load the SD memory card into the camera, and turn the power on.
2. Display the camera’s Setup menu, select [Format [Card]], and press the
Fn2 button.
3. Select [Yes], and press the MENU/OK button.
• The SD memory card is formatted.
Caution
If you format a card that still has images stored on it, the images will be lost. Save the images you do not want to erase in
your computer before formatting the card.
4. Turn the camera off, and remove the SD memory card.
5. Copy all the files created when the firmware was extracted (see P.2) into
the root directory of the SD memory card.
6. Load the camera with the SD memory card which the firmware was copied
to.
4. Update the firmware
1. Make sure that the camera’s power is turned off.
2. While pressing the [+] button (1), hold down the
6(Playback) button (2) for 2-3 seconds.
• A confirmation message for the firmware update is displayed
on the picture display.
3. Use the Fn2 button to select [Yes], and then press
the MENU button.
• The firmware update starts, and the following message is displayed on the picture display.
[Transferring firmware]
[Checking camera unit firmware]
[Checking body firmware]
[Updating camera unit firmware]
[Updating body firmware]
[Firmware update complete]
The order that messages are displayed in may differ depending on the firmware version.
4. The camera automatically turns off and restarts.
• After the camera is restarted, the firmware version screen will be displayed, and the
update will be completed.
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•If the message [Incorrect rewriting file] is displayed and the camera is automatically turned off, check the camera model
again and retry the update using the correct firmware.
•The firmware files copied to the SD memory card are deleted when you format the SD memory card. Delete them if
necessary.
•If you have more than one camera unit, perform step 4 for all camera unit.