Procedure of Lens firmware update

STEP 1. Preparation of update program

1-1. Check the current version of firmware of your lens

The version of lens firmware is displayed in OTHER FUNCTIONS menu screen of setting menu.

1. Mount the lens onto the camera recorder.

2. Turn the power on.

3. Press MENU button to display the setting menu.

4. Use OPERATION lever to select the OTHER FUNCTIONS menu and press OPERATION lever (ENTER button)

to open the OTHER FUNCTIONS menu.

5. Select the item “LENS INFO” and press OPERATION lever (ENTER button). And select the “YES” and press

OPERATION lever (ENTER button) to display the lens firmware version.

1-2. Download the file for update

License Agreement

Download of any file for Panasonic firmware update requires your agreement with the software agreement.

You may proceed to the next step only once you have agreed.

Please make sure to confirm all terms and conditions in advance to proceed to download.

When “Accepted” button is clicked, download page is opened.

For other maker's lenses except Panasonic, firmware update program is available from Panasonic support site

“Joint update service for Four Thirds lenses”.

Download the firmware

1. Make a temporary folder on your PC for downloading each file. e.g. C:/Temp.

2. Download and save the file in the folder you made.

3. Check the file size first by selecting "properties" in the right click menu.

(For Mac, by selecting "Information" in Finder)

If the size is different from the one described in the download page, please download it again.

1-3. Extraction of the file

For Windows

1. Double click the downloaded files. You may see following message after double click the downloaded files.

2. When “Run” button is clicked, the following window is opened.

Please execute the extraction according to the window.

For Macintosh

Extract downloaded file

- It depend on your Macintosh setting about whether the file maybe automatically extracted or not.

- If your OS is older than Mac OS X 1.02, Please use Extract software,

If your Macintosh OS is newer than Mac OS X 1.03, double click the files.

1-4.Copy the extracted firmware update program.

1. Preparation of the SD Memory Card

- Prepare an SD memory card whose buffer memory size is bigger than the update program.(bin or lin file)

- Format the SD memory card by using AG-AF100 series camera recorder.

Note.

- Formatting should be done by camera recorder, not by PC or Mac.

- When formatting the SD Memory Card, all data, including protected data, will be erased and can not be recovered.

Please make sure to back up your important data so that you don't loose it.

2. Copy the extracted firmware update program (bin or lin file) into an SD memory card

Copy the firmware update program (bin or lin file) extracted from the downloaded file in Step 1-3.

into the Root directory (*1) of the SD memory card.

The above file name is an example.

Note.

- Please make sure to copy only one lens firmware update program(bin or lin file) on the SD memory card.

- Please do NOT copy any other file in the SD memory card because it may cause a malfunction.

(*1) Root directory = The first or top-most directory in the hierarchy.

Step 2 Lens firmware update

CAUTION: Before Updating Software

Please do not attempt the following operations before completion of update.

< External Power >

It is best to power the unit from the external power supply. This will prevent the unit from shutting off during updating.

1. Mount the lens onto the camera recorder.

2. Turn the power on.

3. Confirm that the camera recorder is set to CAM mode.

4. Insert a formatted SD memory card into the SD memory card slot 1.

5. Press the MENU button to display the setting menu.

6. Use the OPERATION lever to select the item “OTHER FUNCTIONS” and press

OPERATION lever (ENTER button) to open the OTHER FUNCTIONS menu.

7. Select the item “LENS UPDATE” on the menu and press the OPERATION lever (ENTER button).

When update is executed, select the item “YES” and press OPERATION lever (ENTER button).

NOTE: If a newer or same version of the updated firmware has already installed in the lens,

the firmware update process will not start. In this case, the message “UPDATING SYSTEM UPDATE ERROR!!”

will appeared as follows. When the following message is displayed, press OPERATION lever (ENTER button).

The camera recorder will turn off the power and turn on again automatically.

8. Update program is started and the message “UPDATING SYSTEM PLEASE WAIT…” appears on screen.

During updating software, CAM Lamp is blinking.

u Software update takes approx. 5min. Do not power down while updating.

9. When the update is completed, the camera recorder will turn off the power and turn on again automatically.

10. Confirm that the version number is renewed for your confirmation update was correctly done follow

the item “1-1. Version display method”.