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How to check the firmware version
 
 
You can check the firmware version of your TS-480HX/SAT by following procedure.
1) Turn the transceiver ON while pressing the [MIC] key and [NR] key to enter Checksum confirmation mode.
2) The Checksum of the firmware appears on the 7 segment display while the [M-CHKSUM] appears on the 13 segment display.
   
 
Version 1.03 (New firmware)  
[Checksum = 5495]
(Firmware update is not necessary)
   
Version 1.02  
[Checksum = 4F70]
(Firmware update is is applicable)
   
Version 1.01  
[Checksum = 7CC0]
(Firmware update is is applicable)
   
Version 1.00 (Original firmware)  
[Checksum = 459A]
(Firmware update is applicable)
   
   
3) Turn the transceiver OFF to exit Checksum confirmation mode.
 
Note : The number appears on the 7 segment display while the [P-CHKSUM] appears on the 13 segment display is not the Checksum of the firmware in the TX/RX unit (main body) but the Checksum of the CPU in the Control unit (panel).
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