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February 19, 2008 - Firmware Upgrade*

 

Download the Rad-ID Manager Installer file below. Right click on the link and save it to your hard drive.  Remember the location. Follow the directions below. 

 

You can also download a PDF version of the Upgrade Instructions by clicking here.

 

If you do not have the latest version of the Rad-ID User Manual, it is highly recommended that you have it available for reference.  You can obtain it in PDF format by clicking here.

   

 RadID_Manager_Installer_0162.exe

 

 

 

Install the Manager Program

 

1. Navigate to the location where the Rad-ID Manager Installer Program is saved and lunch the installer program and follow the instructions.

2. Complete all installation steps until you reach the screen shown below and click Finish.

 

 

Enable Bluetooth on rad-ID

 

1. Ensure the rad-ID Bluetooth radio is on. When it is on, the small blue Bluetooth icon appears to  the right of the clock on the rad-ID display.  To turn it on, go to “Menu”- “Settings” – “Communications” and change Communications port to “Bluetooth”.

 

 

Establish Bluetooth Communications between the PC and the rad-ID

1.  If the PC you are working with is not Bluetooth enabled, ensure that the Bluetooth antenna is correctly inserted and installed.

 

 2. In the Bluetooth properties dialog box on computer (Bluetooth Configuration in Control Panel, can also be on Desktop as Bluetooth Devices or My Bluetooth Places), change the discoverability to ON.

 

3. On the computer Bluetooth window menu, click New (or Search for Devices) to launch a search for Bluetooth-enabled devices. You should see the chem-ID with serial number, select it and hit Continue.

 

4. When prompted for a passkey, select No Passkey [in Windows SP2 you will have to use a password when connecting – this will always be 00000000 (8 zeros)].

 

 

Launch the rad-ID PC User Software

 

1. On your Windows-based PC, launch the rad-ID Manager Program found in your Start

Menu->Programs (or All Programs)->D-tect Systems->rad-ID Manager.

 

2. Select the outgoing (or slave) comm. port provided by Windows

 

 

5. Press the Connect button.

 

 

 

 

Back up the rad-ID datasets

 

1. Back up your rad-ID datasets before continuing.  Updating the firmware may result in the loss of datasets. 

 

2. Click the “Update List” button to download the file names of all datasets stored in the rad-ID to your PC.

 

 

 

Updating the rad-ID firmware

 

1. To update the firmware, select the “Update Firmware” menu command under the “File” menu in the PC User Software.

 

 

 

1. A dialog box will open confirming the rad-ID firmware upgrade. Read each line carefully and confirm the firmware upgrade by clicking on the Yes button.

 

 

 

 

2. A browser window will open and ask you to locate the new firmware file. Look for the RadID_0113.dl file in

"Program Files\D-Tect Systems\rad-ID Manager" folder of your hard drive.  Select and click on Open.  Once selected, the firmware will update automatically.

 

 

 

 

3. When the upgrade is completed, the rad-ID will reboot. The default communication port setting is off, so you will need to turn the communication port back on to resume communication with the PC User Software.

 

 
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