Onkyo TX-NR609 Firmware Update

Today, Saturday September 22, 2012, I came across the latest firmware update for the Onkyo TX-NR609 posted on the Onkyo website. The release date for the update is July 5, 2012. The official release posted says that it "Improves the operation when HDMI Through is set to on, and Stabilizes the operation of Network control, and Corrects the video output when the Picture Modes is set to Through. Click here to read official release. Notes about how I installed the update are below the picture.

As with all the Onkyo firmware updates that have been released since I have owned the TX-NR609, I have downloaded the zip file for safe keeping and back up if necessary. I find that Onkyo does not maintain a historical record of the firmware update files other than through the firmware update procedures that describe what each update addresses.

For the record of this post I have the following files:
Onkyo TX-NR609 - Firmware Update 09/14/2011 version 1091-1100-0010-6104
Onkyo TX-NR609 - Firmware Update 10/31/2011 version 1101-1200-0010-6104
Onkyo TX-NR609 - Firmware Update 12/20/2011 version 1121-1300-0010-6104
Onkyo TX-NR609 - Firmware Update 03/16/2012 version 1131-1400-0010-8106
Onkyo TX-NR609 - Firmware Update 07/09/2012 version 1141-1600-0010-8106

I unzipped the files and copied them to a 8GB USB drive (make sure the drive only has the unzipped files on it and that the drive does not have password protection on). Following the instructions from the manual, and also repeated in the official release noted above, I made sure RIHD was turned off. Powered down the AVR. Removed the UFW-1 from the front USB input. Plugged in the USB drive with the files copied to it. Powered on the AVR and TV. Selected the USB input on the AVR.

At this point the USB input will be initializing. Once complete you can press Setup on the remote. On the Menu select Hardware Setup. On the next menu select Firmware Update. On the next menu select Via USB. Finally select Update.

The process will then write the new firmware to the AVR. The last 3 updates took well over 45 minutes. This one, 5 minutes max. I started the process, went back to my computer to update this post. I went back to the TX-NR609 5 minutes later and it was done. When the process is done the front display of the AVR will display Completed! At this point you press the power button on the AVR (not the remote). Before turning back on unplug the USB drive from the front USB input. I reinserted the UWF-1 at this point.

I did not believe that it loaded properly so I started the process over. The informational display on the TV said that my firmware version was the most current version. I went in the Setup menu and checked the firmware version. The firmware version now reads 1141-1600-0010-8106.

Keeping with my practice of always having the latest firmware updates on my components I installed the update after I was comfortable about the information being released on the update.