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Appendices, Updating MobileMapper CX OS Firmware

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English Appendices Updating MobileMapper CX OS Firmware The current version of MobileMapper CX Operating System (OS) firmware can be downloaded from ftp.magellangps.com in the /Mobile Mapping/MM CX/Firmware/OS/ folder. 1. Turn on MobileMapper CX and either attach it to external power or make sure that there is at least a 25% charge in the battery (tap Start>Settings>Control Panel>Power). 2. Copy the OS firmware file with the *.nbx file extension (e.g., NK_x_xx.nbx) to an SD card. Note that OS firmware must be loaded from an SD card. Do not copy the *.nbx file to MobileMapper CX's MyDevice folder. 3. With the SD card inserted into MobileMapper CX, doubletap the My Computer icon on the desktop and then the Windows folder. 4. Scroll to the bottom of the Windows folder and double-tap the OSLoader icon to launch the program (OSLoader.exe). You will see a message saying: "Please choose a new image file. The image file cannot be in the MyDevice directory." 5. Tap OK. 6. On the Open file screen, browse to the SD card, tap the OS firmware file and tap OK in the upper right of the screen. 7. When you see the "Are you certain that you want to update the operating system?" message, tap Yes. You will now see a progress bar on the OS Loader screen. It takes a few minutes to upload the firmware. 69

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Appendices
Updating MobileMapper CX OS Firmware
The current version of MobileMapper CX Operating System
(OS) firmware can be downloaded from ftp.magellangps.com
in the
/Mobile Mapping/MM CX/Firmware/OS/
folder.
1. Turn on MobileMapper CX and either attach it to external
power or make sure that there is at least a 25% charge in
the battery (tap
Start>Settings>Control Panel>Power
).
2. Copy the OS firmware file with the *.nbx file extension
(e.g., NK_x_xx.nbx) to an SD card.
Note that OS firmware must be loaded from an SD card.
Do not copy the *.nbx file to MobileMapper CX’s MyDevice
folder.
3. With the SD card inserted into MobileMapper CX, double-
tap the
My Computer
icon on the desktop and then the
Win-
dows
folder.
4. Scroll to the bottom of the Windows folder and double-tap
the
OSLoader
icon to launch the program (OSLoader.exe).
You will see a message saying: “
Please choose a new image
file. The image file cannot be in the MyDevice directory.
”
5. Tap
OK
.
6. On the Open file screen, browse to the SD card, tap the
OS firmware file and tap
OK
in the upper right of the
screen.
7. When you see the “
Are you certain that you want to update the
operating system?
” message, tap
Yes
.
You will now see a progress bar on the OS Loader screen.
It takes a few minutes to upload the firmware.