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I am running windows XP and purchased a ZP43 connector which I installed the driver for and got the dirver installed massage. I downloaded and saved WDN4AOK from the humax web site and the PSXTF10006 file. I opened WDN4AOK and clicked on file and selected the PSXTF file. It came up waiting for humax connection. I connected the humax with a null modem cable and switched on. It went through its loading cycle but then nothing happened. I am sure that the null modem connections were secure. What am I doing wrong? I intended to download the updateed loader mainly to ensure that I could be familiar with the process for future updates.
David
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From memory its
Turn Humax off (Swith at the back)
Conect cable up
Run the software on your pc and select the file
power on the humax
David
Can you get to the pc quickly after powering the Humax on, you should see a progress bar if the download is working
It maybe to do with the Comm Port settings, on the computer.
If I remember correctly when I installed this adaptor, the default was Comm Port 4, had to change it in device manager to Comm Port 1, and whilst you are there check the speed is 115200.
Apologies in advance if you have done all this (shades of grandmothers and eggss maybe!) but :-
You should be able to find the COM port assignment for the ZP43 by right-clicking My Computer on the Desktop, select Properties then the Hardware tab. Press Device Manager and you should see a tree of devices including one titled "Ports (COM &LPT)" If you don't see it ensure that "Devices by type" is selected in the View menu. Expand "ports" by clicking the "+" and you should see the COM port assigned to your ZP43 adaptor.
You can check that it works by setting up a connection to that COM port with Hyperterminal (Start->Programs->Accessories-> Communication), select no flow control, short pins 2 and three together on the 9 pin connector and whatever you type should echo back on the Hyper terminal screen.
If all the above works and your cable is truly a null-modem (crossover) cable then I have no further ideas. I use a Pacific USB to Serial adaptor, probably very similar to yours, on my portable to update my Humax. It is assigned to COM1 and it all worked first time with WDN4AOK for me but that is no consolation for you!
David
I had assumed that you needed a USB to serial adaptor ecause your machine lacked a serial port like my portable. In Device Manager if you right click on a port and select Properties -> Port Settings ->Advanced you can assign the COM port setting yourself.
You could temporarily reassign whatever COM1 presently is to an unused COM number and assign the now free COM1 to your ZP43 - and undo everything after in case something depended on the original COM1.
David