Nikon COOLPIX 5400 Quick start guide

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Upgrading the COOLPIX 5400

Firmware

—Windows —

Thank you for choosing a Nikon product. This guide describes

how to upgrade the camera firmware for the COOLPIX 5400.

If you are not confident that you can perform the update

successfully, the update can be performed by a Nikon service

representative.

Get ready

To upgrade the firmware for the COOLPIX 5400, you will need:

•A COOLPIX 5400 digital camera

•A UC-E1 USB cable or a CompactFlash card reader

•One of the following power sources:

—An EH-53 AC adapter or an EH-21 AC adapter/battery charger

—A fully-charged EN-EL1 rechargeable battery

—A fresh 2CR5 (DL245) battery

•A Nikon-approved CompactFlash memory card that has been formatted in the

COOLPIX 5400

•The

Nikon Guide to

Digital Photography

for the COOLPIX 5400

Check the current firmware version for the

COOLPIX 5400

Open the camera monitor.

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Rotate the mode dial to SET

UP and turn the camera on.

The setup menu

will be displayed

in the camera

monitor. Press the

multi selector up

or down to

highlight

Firmware

version and press

the multi selector

to the right.

"E5400 Ver" will be displayed in the

monitor, followed by the version

number of the current camera firmware.

If the monitor shows "E5400 Ver 1.3"

the current camera firmware is version

1.3. This upgrade can be used with

firmware versions 1.3 or earlier.

Press the multi selector to the left to return to the setup menu.

Turn the camera off.

Download and extract the new firmware

Create a new folder on the hard disk and name it as desired.

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Position the mouse cursor over an empty space on the desktop and click the

right mouse button.

Select New > Folder to create a new folder on the desktop. Name the

folder as desired.

Download the file "CP5400fw14.zip" to the new folder.

Position the mouse cursor over the "Click here to Agree to Licenses and Start

Download" link on the download site and click the right mouse button.

Select Save target to file and choose the folder created in step 3 -1. The file

"CP5400fw14.zip" will be downloaded to the new folder.

Extract the firmware update.

In Windows XP, right click on the "CP5400fw14.zip" folder and choose

"Extract All..."

Other versions of Windows - for general instructions on downloading and

installing.

If installation is completed successfully, the folder “E5400Update”will be

created in the new folder. The folder “E5400Update”will contain the

following files and folders:

firmware:

Folder containing camera firmware

firmware.bin:

Camera firmware (in “firmware”folder)

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"E5400Update" folder "firmware" folder

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 COOLPIX 5400 using the USB cable, or by removing the memory card from

the camera and inserting it in a CompactFlash card reader.

Direct USB Connection

Turn the camera off and insert the formatted memory card into the COOLPIX 5400.

For information on formatting memory cards, see the

Nikon

Guide to Digital

Photography with the

COOLPIX 5400

Set the USB option in the camera setup menu to Mass Storage.

For information on the USB option and connecting the camera to a computer, see

the

Nikon Guide to

Digital Photography

with the COOLPIX 5400

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

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Turn the camera on. *

•If Nikon View is installed

Nikon Transfer will start automatically and display the message, “Camera or

card contains no images. Nikon View will now terminate.”Click OK to exit Nikon

Transfer.

•If PictureProject is installed

PictureProject Transfer will start automatically. Click Cancel.

*Under Windows XP, a Removable Disk

dialog similar to that shown at right may

be displayed. Select Take no action and

click OK.

Copy the firmware to the memory card.

5-1. Copy the firmware to the removable disk corresponding to the camera.

When the camera is connected and turned on, a new "Removable Disk" icon

will be displayed in My Computer. Copy the "firmware" folder from the

"E5400Update" folder to this removable disk.

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Drive letters may differ

5-2. When copying is complete, check the contents of the removable disk.

Open the "firmware" folder on the removable disk and confirm that it contains

the file "firmware.bin."

Disconnect the camera.

For information on disconnecting the camera, see the

Nikon

Guide to Digital

Photography for the

COOLPIX 5400

CompactFlash Card Reader

Connect the card reader to the computer.

For more information, see the documentation provided with the card reader.

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Insert the formatted memory card into the card reader. *

•If Nikon View is installed

Nikon Transfer will start automatically and display the message, “Camera or

card contains no images. Nikon View will now terminate.”Click OK to exit Nikon

Transfer.

•If PictureProject is installed

PictureProject Transfer will start automatically. Click Cancel.

*Under Windows XP, a Removable Disk

dialog similar to that shown at right may

be displayed. Select Take no action and

click OK.

Copy the firmware to the memory card.

3-1. Copy the firmware to the removable disk corresponding to the memory card.

When the memory card is inserted, a new "Removable Disk" icon will be

displayed in My Computer. Copy the "firmware" folder from the "E5400Update"

folder to this removable disk.

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3-2. When copying is complete, check the contents of the removable disk.

Open the "firmware" folder on the removable disk and confirm that it contains

the file "firmware.bin."

3-3. Remove the memory card.

Right click on the removable disk and select Eject from the menu that appears.

Remove the memory card from the card reader.

Disconnect the card reader

For more information, see the documentation provided with the card reader.

Update the camera firmware

Should any of the following occur during the update, the COOLPIX 5400 could

become inoperable:

•The memory card is removed from the camera

•The camera is turned off

•The AC adapter is unplugged or disconnected

•The battery is removed

•The camera is subjected to powerful electromagnetic noise

If you are not confident that you can perform the update successfully, the update

can be performed by a Nikon service representative.

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Insert the memory card containing the firmware into the COOLPIX 5400.

Rotate the mode dial to SET

UP and turn the camera on.

The setup menu

will be displayed in

the camera

monitor. Press the

multi selector up or

down to highlight

Firmware

version and press

the multi selector

to the right.

A firmware update dialog will be

displayed. Press the multi selector down

to highlight Yes, then press the center

of the multi selector to begin the update.

The message shown at right will be

displayed while the update is in progress.

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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 Step 2

7-3.If "E5400 Ver 1.4" is displayed in

the monitor, the update was

successful.

If the update was not successful, contact a Nikon service representative.

Format the memory card.

For information on formatting memory cards, see the

Nikon Guide to

Digital

Photography with

the COOLPIX 5400

Restore the USB option to its original setting.

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

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

Nikon Guide to

Digital

Photography with

the COOLPIX 5400

for

details.

This completes the firmware update.

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