The following notes are intended to guide you through the process of updating the box from a PC,
Bits required
- GBD3 DTT box
- vestel_echo_7day_epg_banka.bin file
- RS232 connecting cable
- Windows OS with HyperTerminal loaded
Method
- Connect the RS232 cable to a spare com port on the rear end of the PC (COM1 or COM2 ) and connect the other end of the cable to the RS232 Port on the rear of the GDB3
- Open up Hyper Terminal usually found in the Communications section of the windows start menu
- Click on new enter a name e.g. digitalbox and select an Icon from the
available choice
- At the next prompt select the port you
are connected to from the drop down list
- Press OK
- On the next screen select 115200 as the
bits per second from the top drop down menu
- Then on the bottom option Flow control – select “None”
- Press OK
- Then press the reset button on the rear of the GDB3 (near the mains cable
- In the white box in HyperTerminal you
should see "CCC§§§" indicating the box is connected and
talking.
- From the top menu select transfer then send file
- In the dialogue box use the browse
function to locate the downloaded vestel_echo_7day_epg_banka.bin file and
select it so it appears in the filename section
- Under protocol use the drop down menu to select 1K Xmodem
- Then press send
- A grey box will then appear showing various data and nothing will be happening
- IMPORTANT – now press the RESET button on the
rear of the GDB3 again , the dialogue box will spring into life and will show
the upgrade progress as number of packets sent etc
- Once it is complete the grey screen will disappear then you need to wait
until “CCC§§§” appears in the white box again.(this takes about 30 seconds once the grey screen has gone)
- Now you can shut down HyperTerminal and disconnect the GDB3
- Before using the box either unplug or press the reset
- Once the box is reconnected to the TV you can check the software version by going to the configuration menu. It should now read V 4.1
Problems
- Port Setting Problem (Written by Andy2No from Digital Spy)
Some people report that just setting the port settings in Hyperterminal sometimes doesn't do the trick and the way round it is to set the defaults for the port in the Device Manager list. It goes like this:-
1. Open the Control Panel
e.g. Start->Settings->Control Panel
2. Start the System applet
(double click the System icon)
3(a) - Windows 2000/XP only:-
Click the Hardware tab
3(b) Click "Device Manager"
In Windows 2000/XP this is a button. In earlier windows it was a tab and may have had a slightly different name, I forget (maybe just "Devices"?)
4. Click the + next to Ports
5. You should see something like:-
Communications Port (COM1)
Communications Port (COM2)
ECP Printer Port (LPT1)
6. Double click the relevant port, e.g. COM1 (or, if you prefer, right click it and choose "Properties").
7. Click the Port Settings tab. The main settings look the same as in Hyperterminal. The only difference is the buttons at the bottom of the dialog box for options.
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