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Upgrade rmware
From time to time, new software features for your radio may be devel-
oped. For example, a new audio decoder may be added to allow an
alternative audio format to be supported. You radio has therefore been
designed to allow its internal software to be upgraded using your Inter-
net connection.
Upgrading the software will remove all network settings, radio station
presets and alarm settings from your radio. Do not attempt this proce-
dure unless you have a good Internet connection and a reliable mains
power supply. If you connect to your router using a Wi-Fi connection,
make sure that this is also reliable before proceeding.
The Upgrade Firmware option allows your radio to download new inter-
nal software from the Frontier portal on the Internet. If there is new soft-
ware available, then the radio will ask whether you want to download it
or not. Selecting No or using the Back button will cancel the operation.
IMPORTANT:
Do not switch off the power to the radio until the upgrade operation is
complete and the radio has restarted, otherwise the radio may become
permanently damaged.
There are two mechanisms to upgrade the radio.
Upgrade via Internet:
Go to > System settings > Software upgrade
There are 2 options, you can either choose Auto-check setting to check
periodically for new software version, or check it now.
Follow the instruction on the display, it tells you if the software of your
radio is up to date or not. If not, you can upgrade to the latest software.
Upgrade via USB
1. Connect the radio with the PC using an USB cable.
2. Start the upgrade.exe utility on the PC.
3. Utility will ask you to run the Software upgrade wizard on the Wi-Fi
radio.
4. If the radio is not yet in upgrade mode (showing the text “Waiting for
PC wizard…”), enter the Software upgrade mode by removing the
power, then holding down the keys <skip backward> and <skip forward>
while turning the radio on again.
5. The upgrade will automatically start and takes approximately 2 minutes.
6. Upon completion, the radio will automatically reboot and load the
new software.
