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Answe r: Ma ke sure tha t the se ria l c a b le (SER1) is d isc o nne c te d.
The se ria l c a b le ta ke s p re c e de nc e o ve r Blue to o th® c o nne c tivity,
a nd b e c a use o f this Blue to o th® is una b le to c o nne c t whe n the
c a b le is a tta c he d. Also ve rify the Blue to o th® is O N/Visib le o n the
c o ntro lle r. La stly, up lo a ding the PENTAX d e fa ult sc rip t (using
RxC o ntro l) will re se t a ll CO M p o rts a nd o fte n fixe s Blue to o th®
c o nne c tivity.
5.11. Q ue stio n: I no tic e d tha t the units g e t e xtre me ly ho t a t the to p ,
wha t e ffe c t mig ht this ha ve o n a ny o p e ra tio ns?
Answe r: The G 3100 is de sig ne d to o p e ra te re lia b ly fro m -20 to
+65 °C . Like mo st ma nufa c ture rs, we te st b e yo nd tha t limit to
e nsure we c a n o p e ra te a t the p ub lishe d e xtre me s.
5.12. Q ue stio n: Ho w do I up da te the G 3100 to the la te st firmwa re
ve rsio n?
Answe r: G e t the la te st firmwa re re le a se fro m TIAsa hi. C o nne c t
the 5 p in c o ntro lle r se ria l c a b le (SER1) to the b o tto m o f the
G 3100, c o nne c ting the DB9 sid e o f the c a b le to a PC s RS232
se ria l p o rt. Po we r o n the G 3100 a nd o p e n RxC o ntro l. O nc e
c o nne c te d to the G 3100 c lic k the to o ls ta b a nd se le c t up g ra de
re c e ive r. C lic k Ok to c lo se c o nne c tio n. The n c lic k Ne xt in the
RxC o ntro l Up g ra d e Wiza rd. Ne xt se le c t the C O M p o rt use d fo r
the c o nne c tio n b e twe e n the G 3100 a nd c o mp ute r fo llo we d b y
c lic king Ne xt. Lo c a te the a p p ro p ria te SUF file , a nd c lic k Ne xt.
The n se le c t Up g ra d e , a nd p ro c e e d with a ny o the r o n sc re e n
dire c tio ns. O nc e c o mp le te d, firmwa re ve rsio n c a n b e ve rifie d in
the He lp ta b o f RxC o ntro l in the Re c e ive r Ide ntific a tio n me nu.
It c a n a lso b e c he c ke d using SurvC E a nd FIELDG e nius.
5.13. Q ue stio n: My re c e ive r will no t re sp o nd to c o mma nds, why no t?
Answe r: A se tting in the G 3100 ma y ha ve b e e n inc o rre c tly se t
c a using a disrup tio n in c o mmunic a tio n. Po we r the unit o ff,
re mo ve a ll p o we r so urc e s, turn the unit b a c k o n. Afte r the unit
b o o ts, p e rfo rm a ha rd re se t a nd up lo a d the d e fa ult sc rip t.
If yo u a re using a USB-Se ria l a da p te r, the a d a p te r m a y no t b e
c o mp a tib le with the G 3100. If p o ssib le c o nne c t d ire c tly to a
p hysic a l C O M p o rt o n the PC. O the rwise , a da p te rs using p ro lific
drive rs ha ve b e e n fo und to wo rk mo re re lia b ly.
5.14. Q ue stio n: Ho w c a n I te ll whic h G 3100 mo d e l I ha ve ?
Answe r: The G 3100 mo de l is d e te rmine d b y the G 3100 Se ria l
numb e r fo und o n the b o tto m o f the unit.