Upgrading the Firmware for the COOLPIX L110
Upgrading the Firmware for the

Macintosh

Thank you for choosing a Nikon product. This guide describes how to upgrade the firmware for the COOLPIX L110 digital camera. If you are not confident that you can perform the update successfully, the update can be performed by a Nikon service representative. Important The camera may be damaged if power is interrupted or camera controls are operated during the update. Do not turn the camera off, remove or disconnect the power source, or operate camera controls during the update. If the update is not completed successfully and the camera becomes inoperable, take the camera to a Nikon-authorized service representative for inspection.

Get ready

To upgrade the camera firmware, you will need: The camera A computer equipped with an SD card reader or card slot One of the following power sources: An EH-67 AC adapter
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Four fully-charged EN-MH2 rechargeable Ni-MH batteries Four fresh or nearly fresh AA alkaline or lithium batteries A Nikon-approved memory card that has been formatted in the camera (note that formatting permanently deletes any data the card may contain; be sure to back up any important files to a computer before formatting the card) The camera User s Manual
Check the current camera firmware version
Turn the camera on. Press the select the button to display the menus. Press the multi selector left and (setup) tab.
The Set up menu will be displayed in the camera monitor. Select Firmware version.
The current firmware version will be displayed. This upgrade can be used with firmware version 1.3.
Exit to the Set up menu and turn the camera off.
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Download and extract the new firmware
Click the I agree - Begin download link on the download site to download the file FL110-V14M.dmg. Double-click this file to mount a disk image on the desktop containing the folder L110Update. This folder contains the following files: Folder containing camera firmware firmware: firmware.bin: Camera firmware (in firmware folder)
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Copy the firmware to the memory card
The firmware can be copied to the camera memory card using a computer equipped with a card reader or card slot.
Insert a formatted memory card in the card reader or card slot. If Nikon Transfer is installed, it may start automatically; select Quit from the application menu to exit Nikon Transfer. An untitled volume will appear on the desktop. Copy the firmware folder from the L110Update folder to this untitled volume.
In Mac OS X, untitled volumes are labeled NO NAME When copying is complete, open the firmware folder on the untitled volume and confirm that it contains the file firmware.bin.
Drag the untitled volume into the Trash and remove the memory card from the card reader or card slot.
Update the camera firmware
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During the update, do not: Remove the memory card Turn the camera off Unplug or disconnect the AC adapter Remove the battery Subject the camera to powerful electromagnetic noise Any of the above actions could cause the camera to become inoperable.
Insert the memory card containing the firmware into the camera memory card slot. Turn the camera on. Press the select the button to display the menus. Press the multi selector left and (setup) tab.

A firmware update dialog will be displayed. Select Yes and press the button at the center of the multi selector to begin the update.
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The message shown at right will be displayed while the update is in progress.
The message shown at right will be displayed when the update is complete.
Confirm that the update was completed successfully. 6-1.Turn the camera off and remove the memory card. 6-2.Check the camera firmware version as described in Step 2, Check the current camera firmware version. 6-3.If the version displayed is 1.4, the update was successful.
If the update was not successful, contact a Nikon service representative.
Format the memory card. This completes the firmware update.
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