Hi Ronni I have an H1 which is a very much poorer relation to the H4n.
The H1 uses a micro SDHC card which is the only drive (no pre-existing folders) that shows in Finder. I copied the file H1MAIN.bin to the Zoom to see if the iMac had automatically extracted the zipped file I was expecting. I then followed the Zoom instructions (good English but very cryptic) to upgrade its firmware to Vers.2. (Procedure is a little different to the H4n.) And it worked! Yes, "making sure it was unzipped" was not only unnecessary, but misleading. Another interesting thing about the Zoom H1 is that is supplies (and website makes available) a brief "Quick Start Guide". But a full users manual is just not available at all! I'll download the 20MB H4n manual one day to see if it is "slow" guide and has any relevance to the H1. In summary - I now seem to have a device with the latest firmware upgrade installed. Thanks for holding my hand through this exercise. Cheers Alan On 06/02/2012, at 2:46 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Alan, Taken from the website: There should be a SYSTEM.BIN file after unzipping the file and should show as a drive on your desktop. <http://www.samsontech.com/support/zoom/servicequestionanswer/view/i-am-having-trouble-update-how-done/> "First you will need to download the Firmware update. Once that is done, access the downloaded folder and make sure you get it unzipped. Within the unzipped folder, you will find a SYSTEM.BIN file. Next connect the H4n via USB and put the unit is storage mode. On a PC, you will now need to access the H4n via My Computer, where you will find it listed under "Devices With Removable Storage”. On a Mac, the H4n will show up as a drive on your desktop. Open that drive. The first window you see is the "Root Directory”. Drag that SYSTEM.BIN file into that window, placing it next to the contents, not in any of the folders you see. Once that is done, safely disconnect the H4n from the computer. Then power it on while holding the Play/Pause key. Select ok for the update! “ Cheers, Ronni On 06/02/2012, at 2:34 PM, Alan Smith wrote: > Hi Ronni (again) > > Unfortunately, I got a "caution" info message to the effect that The > Unarchiver could not extract the content of the file. > > Would the .bin file be the actual working firmware that just needs to be > copied to the Zoom device? The Japanese website said to download the 0.3 MB > ZIP upgrade. The iMac gave me a .00E folder with an 850KB "bin" plus a 115KB > pdf in the Downloads folder. Did it do an automatic extraction? > > Cheers > Alan > > > On 06/02/2012, at 2:08 PM, Alan Smith wrote: > > Hi Ronni > > Thanks, I will download The Unarchiver app shortly. I don't want to > resurrect the old PC and then use WinZip or whatever! > > Cheers > Alan > > > On 06/02/2012, at 1:42 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: > > Hi Alan, > > Do you have ‘The Unarchiver.app’ on your Mac? > > If so, starting with the original archive (not the CPGZ Archive Utility > creates when it tries to extract it), use 'The Unarchiver' to open it. > It's a lot more capable, and is usually able to figure out how to unpack it. > I’ve used it for years and find it very useful. > > I did a quick search and found it is on Mac App Store if you don’t have it. > > <http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/the-unarchiver/id425424353?mt=12> > > Cheers, > Ronni > > On 06/02/2012, at 1:10 PM, Alan Smith wrote: > >> How can I open a .bin file on my iMac 10.6.8? >> >> I downloaded a firmware upgrade for my Zoom H1 microphone from the >> manufacturers website. The downloaded folder has a .00E extension. Finder >> shows it contains a .pdf file (which I can read OK) plus a .bin file. >> Double clicking the .bin file creates a .cpgz file. Apple Discussion shows >> this is common. Solutions scarce, but one person recommended using Stuffit >> Expander to open the binary file and gave the download.cnet web address. >> After a short prayer I pressed the Download button on the cnet site. After >> one minute (and no download) the site said "download complete" but then >> wanted another download button clicked - for a completely different WinPC >> registry cleaner! >> >> My first experience with cnet app downloads and I feel I am lucky to escape! >> But I still have no app to open the binary firmware upgrade. 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