User Guide
Avolites Pearl 2000 Operators Manual - page 125
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⇒ Do not attempt this unless the mains supply is stable. If the desk is
turned off during programming new flash Memory will be required
from Avolites!
• Turn Key to Program. Puts you in Live Program Mode.
• Save your Show on a blank disk. Label it! See Section 14.1.2 Saving
your show to disk.
• Turn the Key to System. Puts you in System Mode.
• Press Softbutton A [SERVICE]. Puts you in the Service menu.
• Press Softbutton A [RUN AVOS 2].
• Type in the Password 68340 and press ENTER. Puts you in the AVOS menu.
• Insert the disk containing the new version of AVOS.
• Press Softbutton E [AVOS EXTENDER] and follow the onscreen
prompts.
• Press 1 on the keypad [Start the System] to start the system and
automatically do a WIPEALL. Desk starts up.
• After running AVOS you must do a WIPEALL. See Section 1.6.1 To do
a WIPEALL.
• Reload your Show in the usual way. See Section 14.1.3 Loading a show
from disk.
14.9 Help and Hints
Problem : A Personality File that is on the disk is not displayed in the Fixture
list within the patch menu.
Solution : Run INDEX.EXE on a PC, manually edit the index file this
creates, or put the personality file on a separate disk.
Problem : While loading new System Software the flash Memory
programming stops.
Solution 1 : Press the RESET button on the back of the desk, then try
again.
Problem : Desk crashes immediately on running new System Software, or
some Channels are configured as reduction Channels, or on pressing some
buttons, desk reports a BUS ERROR.
Solution 1 : You have not done a WIPEALL after leaving AVOS.
Turn the Key to System and do a WIPEALL. See Section 1.6.1 To do a
WIPEALL.
Solution 2 : Alternatively fit the WIPEALL link near the 68340 processor for
the Pearl and then power up the desk. Remove the link (or every time you
turn on the desk it will do a WIPEALL!). See Section 1.7.1 To do a
WIPEALL.
Problem : After fitting a WIPEALL link, you get PROGRAM CANNOT BE
FOUND message.
Solution : You must reload System Software. See Section 14.7.3 Changing
your System Software. You can download the latest System Software from
the Avolites Website at the address given on the front of the manual, or
reload your old System Software from a disk.