robert_stig Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 <p>My d3 had af issues last year. Would work but focus was all over and not locking. Took it to an overseas lab. </p><p>Technician said they use a cable and software to reset it. </p><p>What cable software is this abd is it attainable to make settibgs changes internally. </p><p>Not worried to brick the gear as its been through hell and back. </p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bebu_lamar Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 <p>I don't think you can get it. Most of the adjustments are made via software but Nikon would not release it to the public I don't think so. </p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert_stig Posted June 7, 2015 Author Share Posted June 7, 2015 Im aware that there is a technicians software out there. My other question is what cable is used abd what port is used on the camera. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bebu_lamar Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 <p>They would use the USB cable I would think. There is no need for a special cable.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kohanmike Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 <p>To clarify your wording, it would not be called a software cable, the cable is one item, the software is another item, they're used together to do the reset. As was said, most likely the cable is USB.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bebu_lamar Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 <p>I don't know about the DSLR but I happened to know that on the film F5 Nikon does have a software package that came with 1 floppy disk. It uses the same MC-33 cable to communicate with the camera and can make shutter speed adjustments and meter adjustments. I have the service manual that said to use such software but of course I don't have the software. </p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5711 Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 <p>...woops..doubled that one ..sorry, see below.<br /> (maybe an admin could delete this post-thanks in advance)</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5711 Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 <p>reset it to factory standard, update it to 2.03 http://downloadcenter.nikonimglib.com/en/products/1/D3.html<br> this is how it works: http://downloadcenter.nikonimglib.com/en/download/fw/1.html</p> <p>maybe this helps</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Williams Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 <p>If you want even to attempt anything like this you'll need both the repair manual and the software, but even the guys on nikonhacker.com advise against doing this as "Most people are not qualified enough to use it properly". The repair manual would tell you the cables to use. I've looked briefly at a D700 manual, and most adjustments can apparently be done either by USB or by a 10-pin to serial connection (they specify the ancient MC-31 cable, but my uneducated guess would be that the MC-33 would also work). A few adjustments (e.g. involving a shutter tester) can only be done over the serial connection, but it looks like focus adjustments can use serial or USB.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bebu_lamar Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 <p>What I say is that modern Nikon cameras can be adjusted a lot by just using software but without the knowledge and the test instruments (Standard light source, shutter tester etc..) you could do more harm than good.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodeo_joe1 Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 <p>I'm surprised to read that the D700 uses the crude 10 pin serial connection for internal adjustments. I'm also surprised that the D3 uses its USB connection for firmware updating, rather than just the flash-memory card.</p> <p>I had to familiarise myself with Nikon's 10-pin serial port operation in order to interface a DIY Bluetooth-to-GPS dongle to the D700 and D800.The serial interface uses software handshake, with auto Baud rate detect (apparently) and no parity. It's also TTL level, and not true RS232. This seems like a bit of an "iffy" connection for such vital information transfer. No wonder the guys at Nikonhacker don't advise using it!</p> <p>If you must, there's free software called "Realterm" that allows the transmission of any data string over a serial port or USB-to-serial adapter. A USB-to-serial adapter is probably safer, because most of them output TTL levels only. Although a bespoke piece of software would make talking to the camera easier I suspect. In any event it would rely on the camera software/firmware being intact enough to initiate a data transfer.</p> <p>FWIW, GPS data can just be "rammed" into the camera's RX connection only, with no handshake at all. The camera will recognise GPS data strings and automatically turn on its GPS facility.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodeo_joe1 Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 <p>I nearly forgot that I had a diagram of the 10 pin port. See below. Colours shown are those of the cable connected to a genuine Nikon 10 pin connector, and hence the pin numbering was allocated according to the IESA standard colour code.</p> <p>The pin labelled "I/O 1" may be a hardware handshake line, but I can find nothing documented about it online. The label is Nikon's description. If anyone knows what its use is, I'll be glad to know.</p><div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5711 Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 <p>thank you joe.<br> that is amazing. thanks</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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