Nikon COOLPIX 8700 Manual de uso y cuidado

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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

Open the camera monitor.

Insert a memory card.

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Slide the mode selector to

and turn the camera on.

Press the MENU button.

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.

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.

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.

After pressing the multi selector to the left to return to the setup menu,

press the MENU button to exit the playback menu.

Turn the camera off.

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Download and extract the new firmware

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.

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.

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

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

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.

Turn the camera off and connect the USB cable as shown below.

UC-E1 USB cable

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.

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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Disconnect the camera.

For information on disconnecting the camera, see the

Nikon

Guide to Digital

Photography with the

COOLPIX 8700

CompactFlash Card Reader

Connect the card reader to the computer.

For more information, see the documentation provided with the card reader.

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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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.

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.

Insert the memory card containing the firmware into the COOLPIX

8700.

Slide the mode selector to

and turn the camera on.

Press the MENU button.

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.

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.

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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The message as shown at right will be

displayed while the update is in progress.

The message as shown at right will be

displayed when the update is complete.

Turn the camera off.

Format the memory card.

For information on formatting memory cards, see the

Nikon Guide to

Digital

Photography with

the COOLPIX 8700

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.

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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