Nikon D300 Bedienungsanleitung

Upgrading the Firmware for the D300

Upgrading the Firmware for the

D300

Macintosh 

Thank you for choosing a Nikon product. This guide describes how to

upgrade the camera firmware for the D300.

If you are not confident that you can perform the update

successfully, the update can be performed by a Nikon-authorized

service representative.

The D300 has two sets of firmware, A and B, which must be updated separately. After

updating the A firmware, repeat steps 4–5, below, to upgrade the B firmware.

Important

The camera may be damaged if power is interrupted or camera controls are operated during the

update. Do not turn the camera off, remove or disconnect the power source, or operate camera

controls during the update. If the update is not completed successfully and the camera becomes

inoperable, take the camera to a Nikon-authorized service representative for inspection.

Get ready

To upgrade the camera firmware, you will need:

The camera

A UC-E4 USB cable or a memory card reader

One of the following power sources:

An EH-5/EH-5a AC adapter

A fully-charged EN-EL3e rechargeable Li-ion battery

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A Nikon-approved memory card that has been formatted in the camera (note that

all data on the memory card will be deleted when the card is formatted; before

formatting the card, back up any data you wish to keep to a computer or other

device).

The camera

User's Manual

Check the current camera firmware version

Turn the camera on.

Press the MENU

button and select

Firmware version

in the setup menu.

Two firmware versions (A and B) will be

displayed. Both should be earlier than 1.03.

Press OK and turn the camera off.

Download and extract the new firmware

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Click the I agree - Begin download link on the download site to download the file “F-

D300-V110M.sit”. This file will then be automatically extracted to create the folder

“D300Update.”If extraction is successful, the folder “D300Update”will contain the

following files:

A3000110.bin Camera A firmware

B3000110.bin Camera B firmware

Mac OS X Version 10.4, 10.5

Automatic extraction requires archive expansion software compatible with StuffIt

Expander, available from Allume Systems, Inc. If the firmware update is not

automatically extracted, install StuffIt Expander or other compatible archive expansion

software and extract the update.

Copy the firmware to the memory card

The firmware can be copied to the camera memory card either by connecting the computer

directly to the camera using the USB cable, or by removing the memory card from the

camera and inserting it in a card reader.

Important

Only one of the two sets of firmware (A or B) can be updated at a time. Use separate

memory cards for each set of firmware, or update firmware A as described below, then

format the memory card and repeat the process for firmware B.

Direct USB Connection

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Note: Use the EH-5/EH-5a AC adapter or a fully-charged EN-EL3e rechargeable Li-ion

battery.

Turn the camera off and insert a formatted memory card.

For information on formatting memory cards, see the camera

User's Manual

After turning the camera on, press the MENU

button, select the setup menu, and set the USB

option to Mass Storage.

Turn the camera off and connect the USB cable as shown below.

UC-E4 USB cable

Turn the camera on.

If Nikon Transfer is installed, it will start automatically; to exit, select Quit

Nikon Transfer from the Nikon Transfer menu.

Copy the firmware to the memory card.

5-1. Copy the firmware to the “NIKON D300”volume corresponding to the camera.

When the camera is connected and turned on, the volume “NIKON D300”will

appear on the desktop. Copy “A3000110.bin”(A firmware) or “B3000110.

bin”(B firmware) from the “D300Update”folder to this volume.

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Illustration shows A firmware

5-2. When copying is complete, confirm that the “NIKON D300”volume contains

the “A3000110.bin”(A firmware) or “B3000110.bin”(B firmware).

Disconnect the camera from the computer.

For more information, see the camera

User's

Manual

Important

Be sure to copy the firmware to the root directory of the memory card. The camera will not

recognize the new firmware if it is placed in a folder under the root directory.

Card Reader

Connect the card reader to the computer and insert a formatted memory card.

If Nikon Transfer is installed, it will start automatically; to exit, select Quit

Nikon Transfer from the Nikon Transfer menu.

A camera volume will appear on the desktop. Copy the firmware as described in

Step 5 of “Direct USB Connection”.

Drag the camera volume into the Trash and remove the memory card from the

card reader.

Important

Be sure to copy the firmware to the root directory of the memory card. The camera will not

recognize the new firmware if it is placed in a folder under the root directory.

Update the camera firmware

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During the update, do not:

Remove the memory card

Turn the camera off

Operate any of the camera controls

Attach or remove lenses

Unplug or disconnect the AC adapter

Remove the battery

Subject the camera to powerful electromagnetic noise

Any of the above actions could cause the camera to become inoperable.

Insert the memory card containing the firmware into the camera.

Turn the camera on.

Press the MENU

button and select

Firmware version

in the setup menu.

The current firmware version will be

displayed. Highlight Update and press the

multi selector to the right.

A firmware update dialog will be displayed. Highlight Yes and press OK to

begin the update.

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*Illustration shows

dialog displayed

when A firmware

is updated. Follow

the same steps to

update B firmware.

The update may take anywhere from two to

five minutes. Do not perform any operations

while the messages shown at right are

displayed.

The message shown at right will be displayed

when the update is complete.

Confirm that the update was completed successfully.

7-1.Turn the camera off and remove the memory card.

7-2.Check the camera firmware version as described in Step2, “Check the

current camera firmware version.”

7-3.If the version displayed is 1.10, the

update was successful.

*Illustration shows dialog displayed when

updates for both A firmware and B

firmware are completed.

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Format the memory card.

If you changed the USB setting from MTP/PTP to Mass Storage to update

the camera firmware, return to the USB menu and select MTP/PTP.

This completes the firmware update.

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