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As I know, the verb can only be intransitive verb but when I found the following sentence, I'm not sure if it can be both types.

Homeメニューや内蔵ソフトで、機能やソフトの追加があるときに本体の更新を行うと、本体を最新の状態にできます。

What does it mean in this sentence? I guessed it would be 'to make the console to be in the latest version'.

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  • It looks to me like slightly sloppy writing, omitting a bit: 本体を最新の状態にすることができます。 – Eiríkr Útlendi Nov 18 '16 at 02:02
  • These threads might be of help: http://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/33698/9831 ・ http://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/29573/9831 – chocolate Nov 18 '16 at 02:42

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You can think of the できる as the potential form of する.

AをBにする -- make/keep A B; change/turn A to B
AをBにできる -- can make/keep A B; can change/turn A to B

The できる can be rephrased as することができる.

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