brinno Time Lapse Camera TLC2020 / TLC2000 Firmware Upgrade Instructions
- June 6, 2024
- brinno
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Firmware Upgrade Procedure
Time Lapse Camera TLC2020 / TLC2000
version EN A6
Prepare items
*We recommend that the microSD card that came with the camera be used for all firmware updates. If you are using a new SD card that is over 32GB it will need to be formatted by your camera before it can be used. To format a new SD card, insert the card into your camera and follow the formatting prompts on the LCD screen before you start the firmware upgrade process.
Video Tutorial
A video tutorial of the firmware upgrade procedure can be found here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4t7YbGTOuyU
Copy FW File to the microSD card
****MUST DOWNLOAD FIRMWARE WITH WINDOWS ONLY (NOT COMPATIBLE WITH MAC)
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Power off the camera.
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Install fully-charged batteries.
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Take out a microSD card and insert it to a PC (Windows).
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Download firmware zip file from: www.brinno.com/support/support-center/TLC2020
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Right-click zip file and click
to access firmware file. -
Open folder and ONLY copy the TLC2K_C.RCF file to microSD card in the 100TLC2K folder(F: DCIM/100TLC2K).
The 100TLC2K folder can be accessed through the DCIM folder.
• Start FW upgrade -
Insert the microSD card into the camera.
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Connect the camera to external power using the USB-C cable.
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The camera will automatically turn on and upgrade firmware. The LED indicator will flash orange while firmware is upgrading.
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When the upgrade is completed the camera will beep twice and restart automatically. The LCD screen will turn on when the upgrade is finished.
Note:
- The firmware upgrade process is expected to be less than 10 minutes.
- If the Orange LED flashes longer than 10 minutes, it means the upgrade was not successful. Follow the below steps:
a. Disconnect the external power and remove the batteries from the camera.
b. Format the microSD card on PC (Windows) one more time.
c. Copy firmware file (TLC2K_C.RCF) to (TLC2K_C.RCF) into the microSD card (F:\DCIM\100TLC2K ).
d. Make sure you follow the instructions closely. Please write to our Customer Service if you have further questions.
Supports: customerservice@brinno.com
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