HARSPER - HL-32XXB LCD TV MONITOR [PAL]_FIRMWARE DOWNLOAD AND UPGRADE & LED Blinking Codes

FIRMWARE DOWNLOAD

• First, copy download program (.exe file) in the proper folder of the operating system to the upper folder which contains this document and firmware data.  ("/Windows 98 for Windows 95/98/ME" and "/Windows 2000 XP" for Windows 2000 and XP.)
• Firmware upgrade before start upgrade, read whole guide carefully.  The Upgrade Program needs Microsoft Windows 2000 of XP.

Run file name : Birch Download Win2K.exe.

Setup menu

Setup 'Com Port' : Select connected Serial Port between COM-1 and COM-10 [ex: COM-1 or Com-2]

Baud Rate is 57600. [Default is 57600]

PORT SETUP

After setup Com Port, click "Port Setup" and can see the below notice.  Choose Firmware Folder and Load the File.

Select the target file, which format is only binary file.

After select the Firmware file, click the 'Run Download'

Status bar is waiting for Download process like a 'Ready Signal ....'

If download fails, can find message "Fail to Communication"  If so, close the window and back to step 1 again.

After click "Run Download", it is ready to download.  Connect the AC Power cord.  Then it starts download.  NB:  If AC power is already connected, pull it out and re-connect after 30 seconds. The it starts download.

When it starts download, existing memory in Flash Memory will be deleted.  It will start to copy Book Block. Herewith LED shows Amber color for 2 seconds.

Have to copy very careful"Power Off" and disconnection of  Serial Port at this time. 

[LED color process: Green On (power On) -> Amber On (Erase) -> Red Blinking (Data Copy)

                <Window shows the new program is being downloaded into the Flash IC>

After download, can see "Wait Initialize" message. [This is not applicable to Win95/98]

After download, ROM will be reset.  During Reset, LED shows Green and Red color alternately.  It takes about five minutes to download the software.  If it takes over ten minutes, disconnect AC Power Cord for about one minute, and Upgrade again.

Initialize process will be carried out after download.  During the initialize process, the LED blinks Green and red alternately.   If it is old version, LED shows Orange color during initialize process.  "Do Not Power Off during the initialize process, wait for about one minute. After initialize the LED shows normal Green color.  Then it is ready to watch the TV.  If do make an upgrade again, make sure below issues the Download Process.

When initialize is complete, "Download Complete" will be displayed.

Be careful below items during download:

1. During Erase and Boot Copy:  do not cut the Power or Disconnect Serial Port.  If it happens, the Main Board have to be replaced.
2. Normal Data Copy:  When serial port is disconnected; LED will change from Red to green color for Standby Status.  Re-connect Serial Port again when LED is Red.  It starts download again.
3. When Power is Off:  Close the window, and start download process from the beginning. 
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   No	LED lighting	Status
   1	Standby mode	Lighting Red
   2	Normal operation	Lighting Green
   3	No input	Blinking Green
   4	Remote control IR signal input	Blinking Green
   6	Firmware upgrading	Green => amber => Red blinking => Standby
   7	In system initializing	Blinking Red and Green
   8	Aging mode [Factory only]	Blinking red
   9	Sensing remote control input	Blink off and Green in 0.5 second