User manual NIKON COOLSCAN III

[. . . ] You should also be sure not to disconnect the interface cable. Depending on their timing, either of these actions could damage the scanner's firmware, making further downloads impossible. The update will take about a minute to finish. -2- 2. Running the Updater 2. 1 Starting the Updater If you are using Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows NT4. 0, select "LS2000_xxx. exe" or "COOLSCANIII_xxx. exe" from the Windows Explorer or by selecting Run. . . [. . . ] The version number shown in the message box is the version number of the firmware that will be written to the scanner by the update program. If the message "No LS-2000 connected" is displayed in the message box, the computer is unable to detect an LS-2000 scanner. Restart the updater after making sure that the computer can detect the LS-2000. Should you attempt to replace the scanner firmware with an earlier version, the message "This LS-2000 does not need to be updated" will be displayed. No update will be performed when the OK button is clicked. The updater can not replace firmware with the same or an earlier version number (note that the higher the version number, the later the version). Once a message has been displayed in the message box, the updater will pause to wait for input. The operations performed by each of these buttons are explained below. Clicking Yes in this dialog will start the process of replacing the firmware. Clicking No will return you to the main dialog. Note: As part of this operation, about thirty seconds are needed to load data, followed by another period of approximately thirty seconds to initialize the device. If possible, no other operation, including moving the mouse, should be performed at this time to ensure that the update is performed safely. Before beginning the update, be sure to turn off any programs such as screen savers that would otherwise begin after a certain length of time has passed. -4- No If you have several LS-2000 or COOLSCAN III scanners connected and want to update a device not currently shown in the device name box, click No. Another LS-2000 or COOLSCAN III will be selected as the target for the update operation. The message "No additional LS-2000 connected" or "No additional COOLSCAN III connected" indicates that the computer is unable to detect additional LS-2000 or COOLSCAN III scanners. Exit Click Exit to end the program without performing an update. The status area During the update operation, program status is displayed in the status area. Searching for. . . : Loading data. . . : Initializing. . . : searching for connected devices loading data initializing device 2. 3 Exiting the Updater The dialog shown below is displayed when the update finishes without incident. Clicking OK returns you to the main dialog, where the updater will wait for input. If more than one LS-2000 or COOLSCAN III is connected, another scanner will be selected in the main dialog and the updater will wait for input. [. . . ] Have the numerical code that appeared in the dialog to hand so that our service representative will be able to identify the problem. "Failed to initialize device. " Although the firmware was successfully copied to the scanner, the program failed to initialize the device. Re-initialize the scanner by turning it off and then on again. Note that the scanner may not initialize normally when the FH-2 strip-film holder is in place in the MA-20 adapter. [. . . ]