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How To Make LCD Firmware USB

The document provides instructions for upgrading the firmware of a Sharp LCD television using a USB drive. It warns that the power should not be interrupted during the upgrade or it could damage the television. The instructions explain how to format a USB drive, extract the firmware file, copy it to the USB drive, and insert the drive into the television to start the automated upgrade process. It cautions that if the upgrade fails, the user should contact technical support and note that service calls for issues caused by interrupting an upgrade are not covered under warranty.

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How To Make LCD Firmware USB

The document provides instructions for upgrading the firmware of a Sharp LCD television using a USB drive. It warns that the power should not be interrupted during the upgrade or it could damage the television. The instructions explain how to format a USB drive, extract the firmware file, copy it to the USB drive, and insert the drive into the television to start the automated upgrade process. It cautions that if the upgrade fails, the user should contact technical support and note that service calls for issues caused by interrupting an upgrade are not covered under warranty.

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LCD Television USB Upgrade

How to upgrade your LCD Television Firmware – USB Method

WARNING
Please do not carry out the firmware update process until you have read all of the instructions and
are sure you can complete the update.
If the power is interrupted during the firmware upgrade causing your unit to stop working, you
should contact the Sharp Aquos Helpdesk on 0870 787 4837 and book a service call. This service call
and any parts required will be chargeable as this does not constitute a manufacturing defect of
which the warranty covers.

If you have any queries about the upgrade procedure or have any other issues with your unit, please
contact the Sharp Aquos Helpdesk on 0870 787 4837.

The following information provides step by step details for creating a firmware upgrade USB and
successfully uploading the firmware to your LCD Television.

Before you can create the firmware upgrade USB, please ensure you have completed the following:
 Formatted FAT16 USB stick 64MB to 1GB and ensure that write protection is turned off
 A PC with a USB socket
 Read all of the instructions carefully and ensure each process is understood

If you do not have any of this equipment or are unsure if you can make the firmware upgrade USB, please
contact the Sharp Aquos Helpdesk on 0870 787 4837.

Creating a firmware upgrade USB

We recommend you use the following path – C:\My Documents\LCD\


To create this path, you will need to create a folder called “LCD”
The instructions provided will refer to this path, but if you choose an alternative, we recommend you note
your path information down and amend the details accordingly.

 After you have downloaded the firmware, unzip the firmware into a folder called LCD
For the purpose of this demonstration, we are using an application called WinRAR.
There are various applications that provide the same / similar functions.
Ensure you are familiar with your application or refer to the applications documentation for more
information before proceeding.

Single right click the file and choose the “Extract files” Option

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Choose to extract to – C:\My Documents\LCD\

The file extraction will take place and the firmware will be unzipped to C:\My Documents\LCD\
We recommend you check this folder and confirm that the firmware has unzipped into this folder.

If the extraction has failed, please repeat the same steps and refer to your applications documentation.

Note – The name of the file may differ from the example

On the extracted file, single right click the file and select “Copy”

Find the drive name of the USB drive, and open the drive by double left clicking

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In the blank area of the USB drive, single right click and select “Paste”

The file will now copy across on the USB drive.

The USB drive is now ready to upgrade your Sharp LCD Television.

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Upgrading you Sharp LCD Television

You have now successfully created your firmware USB to upgrade the Sharp LCD Television.

Before you can upgrade your LCD Television, please ensure you have completed the following:
 Ensure your LCD Television is switched on
 Ensure your LCD Television is connected to the mains power and not to any power saving device or extension
cable

Upgrade
 Turn off the AC power (Unplug the AC power cord. Note LE600 and LE700 models have power switch on
side).
 Insert the firmware USB for upgrade into the service slot.
 While holding down the power button, plug in the AC power cord of the main unit to turn on the power.
 The power LED will flash orange, then the upgrade begins automatically.
After the set starts, the upgrade screen like the figure below is displayed.

 If any of the procedures fails, the upgrade failure screen shows NG.
If the update fails, the “NG” marking turns red.
NOTE: If this fails, try to upgrade the software again.
If it still fails, contact the Sharp Aquos Helpdesk on 0870 787 4837.

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 When all the procedures are complete, the following upgrade success screen is shown. The new software
version can be confirmed on screen.
The version number appears when each item has been successfully upgraded. Finally the main version
number appears on screen.

 Turn off the AC power (Unplug the AC power cord). Take out the upgrading USB flash memory.
Wait for about 20 seconds until the AC power supply is turned off.
 Now the software has been upgraded.

CAUTION:
1) Do not take out and put in the USB flash memory during formatting.
2) It takes about one minute for the rewriting to complete.
Please confirm the upgrade status on the screen becomes 100%.
3) The AC power supply of the set is left for about 20 seconds until off (The AC outlet is pulled out) after the upgrade
is completed.

NOTE – This process may take several minutes to complete.


Do not disconnect the unit’s power as this will cause the upgrade procedure to fail and may damage future
operation of the unit.
If the power is interrupted during the firmware upgrade causing your unit to stop working, you should contact
the Sharp Aquos Helpdesk on 0870 787 4837 and book a service call. This service call and any parts required
will be chargeable as this does not constitute a manufacturing defect of which the warranty covers.

If you have any queries about the upgrade procedure or have any other issues with your unit, please contact
the Sharp Aquos Helpdesk on 0870 787 4837.

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