Nikon Coolpix 7900 Manuale utente

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Upgrading the Firmware for

the

COOLPIX 7900

—Windows —

Thank you for choosing a Nikon product. This guide

describes how to upgrade the firmware for COOLPIX 7900

digital cameras.

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 camera firmware, you will need:

•The camera

•A UC-E6 USB cable or a SD card reader

•One of the following power sources:

—An EH-62A AC adapter kit

—A fully-charged EN-EL5 rechargeable Li-ion battery

•A Nikon-approved memory card that has been formatted in the camera

•The camera

Guide to

Digital Photography

Check the current camera firmware version

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Rotate the mode dial to SET UP and turn the camera on.

The setup menu will be displayed in

the camera monitor. Select

Firmware version.

The current firmware version will be displayed. This upgrade can be

used with firmware version 1.1.

COOLPIX 7900

Exit to the setup menu and turn the camera off.

Download and extract the new firmware

Right-click an empty area of the desktop and select New > Folder from

the menu that appears. Name the folder as desired.

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Download the file "CP7900fw12.zip" to the new folder.

Position the mouse cursor over the "Click here to download" link (above)

and click the right mouse button. Select Save target to file and choose the

folder created in Step 3 -1. The file "CP7900fw12.zip" will be downloaded to

the new folder.

Extract the firmware update.

In Windows XP, right click on the "CP7900fw12.zip" folder and choose

"Extract All..."

Other versions of Windows - for general instructions on downloading and

installing.

If installation is completed successfully, the folder "E7900Update" will be

created in the new folder. The folder "E7900Update" will contain the

following files and folders:

release.txt: Details the changes made with the release of firmware

version 1.2

firmware: Folder containing camera firmware

firmware.

bin: Camera firmware (in “firmware”folder)

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“Update”folder “firmware”folder

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 camera using the USB cable, or by removing the memory card

from the camera and inserting it in a card reader.

Direct USB Connection

Note:Use the EH-62A AC adapter kit or a fully-charged EN-EL5 rechargeable Li-ion

battery.

Turn the camera off and insert a formatted memory card. For information on

formatting memory cards, see the camera

Guide to

Digital Photography

Rotate the camera mode dial to SET UP and

turn the camera on. Select Mass storage for

Interface >USB.

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

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UC-E6 USB cable

Turn the camera on. If PictureProject is installed, it will start automatically; click

Cancel to exit.

AutoPlay (Windows XP)

Under Windows XP, a Removable Disk

dialog may be displayed. Click Cancel.

The camera will appear in “My Computer”as a removable disk. Copy the

“firmware”folder from the “Update”folder to the removable disk.

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Drive letters may differ

When copying is complete, open the “firmware”folder on the removable disk

and confirm that it contains the file “firmware.bin”.

Disconnect the camera from the computer. For more information, see the

Guide to Digital

Photography

Card Reader

Connect the card reader to the computer and insert a formatted memory card.

If PictureProject is installed, it will start automatically; click Cancel to exit.

AutoPlay (Windows XP)

Under Windows XP, a Removable Disk

dialog may be displayed. Click Cancel.

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The memory card will appear in “My Computer”as a removable disk. Copy the

firmware to the removable disk as described in Step 5 of “Direct USB

Connection.”

Right click the removable disk and select Eject from the menu that appears.

Remove the memory card from the card reader.

Update the camera firmware

During the update, do not:

•Removing the memory card

•Turning the camera off

•Unplugging or disconnecting the AC adapter

•Removing the battery

•Subjecting the camera to powerful electromagnetic noise

Any of the above actions could cause the camera to become inoperable.

Insert the memory card containing the firmware into the camera.

Rotate the mode dial to SET UP and

turn the camera on. The setup

menu will be displayed in the

camera monitor; select Firmware

version.

A firmware update dialog will be displayed. Select Yes and press the

center of the multi selector to begin the update.

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COOLPIX 7900

The message shown at right will be

displayed while the update is in

progress.

The message shown at right will be

displayed when the update is

complete.

Confirm that the update was completed successfully.

4-1.Turn the camera off and remove the memory card.

4-2.Check the camera firmware version as described in Step 2,

“Check the current camera firmware version.”

4-3.If the version displayed is 1.2, the update was successful.

COOLPIX 7900

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If the update was not successful, contact a Nikon service

representative.

Format the memory card.

If you changed the USB setting from PTP to Mass storage to

update the camera firmware, return to the USB menu and select

PTP.

This completes the firmware update.

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