Updating Firmware

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Overview

You can update E4982A firmware by yourselves. The latest firmware can be downloaded from http://www.keysight.com/find/e4982a. Updating firmware does not include the following software update.

Procedure

Firmware Revision B.02.xx and above

  1. Press System > Service Menu > Exit to terminate the E4982A application.

  2. Download the latest firmware from the download site. (E4982.exe). f you use your local PC to download,  save the file to a USB mass storage device in order to move it to E4982A, then connect the USB mass storage device into the front USB port of the E4982A.

  3. Double click E4982.exe to install the firmware.

  4. Follow the instruction of windows installer. After the installation is finished, the instrument restarts.

  5. Press System > Firmware Revision to confirm the firmware revision you have just installed.

Firmware Revision A.01.xx

  1. Download the latest firmware from the download site. It is prepared as execution file (E4982A_xx.xx.exe).

  2. Run the E4982A_xx.xx.exe to extract E4982.msi.

  3. Press System > Service > Update.

  4. If the USB mass storage device is connected on the USB port of the E4982A, G:\E4982.msi is displayed at the top of softkeys. Press G:\E4982.msi to start the update.

  5. After the installation is finished, the instrument restarts.

  6. Press System > Product Information to confirm the firmware revision you have just installed.