User guide

RESTORING THE CINEDECK EXTREME TO FACTORy SETTINGS
REGISTER YOUR CINEDECK EXTREME: www.cinedeck.com/registration
Power the unit down. Remove any media, including SSD drives. Insert the provided system restore thumb drive into a USB slot.
Power up the Cinedeck EXTREME. Auto-restore will run. Do not power off the unit during the restore. When the restore is done, the unit will automatically restart.
Remove the thumb drive immediately on restart. The system will boot as usual, and you will be prompted to accept the End User License Agreement.
Any updates will need to be reinstalled following the “update software” instructions.
SSD media purchased from any other vendor must be prepared before use with the Cinedeck EXTREME to disable write caching on the device and to format it using the correct file system.
All data on the SSD will be lost in preparation for use with the Cinedeck EXTREME. Perform these functions on the Cinedeck EXTREME itself, rather than attempting to perform them on a
computer; this is necessary to ensure proper functionality.
Boot up the Cinedeck EXTREME, quit to the OS by tapping
exit
in the main PREFERENCES page. (See PREFERENCES on page 7 for details.) Insert the new SSD to prepare, and follow the
instructions below. In order to context-click using the touchscreen, hold down on one spot. (This is equivalent to right-clicking with a mouse.)
NOTE: A USB mouse can be connected to the Cinedeck EXTREME to perform these functions without using the touchscreen.
Follow these steps to prepare a new SSD:
SETTING UP NEW SSD MEDIA FOR USE WITH THE CINEDECK EXTREME
WARNING: Failure to follow these procedures
will result in improper operation and may
cause future data loss in operation.
16. In the context menu that appears, click
Format.
17. In the window that appears conrm that
File system is set to NTFS, and check the box
for Perform a quick format.
WARNING: This is not optional for SSD drives.
You must perform a quick format.
18. With Perform a quick format checked,
click OK to conrm.
19. In the window that appears, click OK again to
format the SSD. Formatting the SSD will be rapid.
The SSD is now set for proper operation and
formatted for use with the Cinedeck EXTREME.
You may close all windows and relaunch the
Cinedeck software by double tapping on the
cinedeck.exe application on the desktop, or
by restarting the unit.
11. In the window that appears, click the
Policies tab.
12. On the Policies page, UNCHECK Enable
write caching on the disk.
13. With Enable write caching on the disk
now UNCHECKED, click OK on the bottom of
the window to conrm.
14. Click OK on the bottom of the Hardware
page to conrm.
15. Context-click again on Disk 1 (NOT Disk 0),
your new SSD. Conrm that size of the device
to make sure it is the SSD and not the onboard
unit storage.
1. Click start. 2. Click My Computer. 3. On the window that appears, click the large
button labeled Folders.
4. In the window below, context-click (by hold-
ing in place on the touchscreen or right clicking
with an attached mouse) on My Computer.
5. In the context menu that appears, click
Manage.
6. In the window that appears, click Disk
Management.
7. In the pane that appears, context-click on
Disk 1 (NOT Disk 0), your new SSD. Conrm
that size of the device to make sure it is the
SSD and not the onboard unit storage.
8. In the context menu that appears, click
Properties.
9. In the window that appears, click the Hard-
ware tab.
10. At the bottom of the Hardware tab, click
Properties.
UPDATING THE CINEDECK EXTREME (SETUP SCREEN)
Registered users will receive email notices regarding important software updates to the Cinedeck platform. On a separate computer, follow the link provided, and download the software update
le. It will be in a .zip format. Copy the update le to the top level of a USB thumb drive. Do not put it in a folder or sub folder. Remove any other media, including SSD drives, from your Cinedeck
EXTREME. You are now ready to perform the software update.
Insert the thumb drive into a USB port on the
Cinedeck EXTREME, as shown.
From the Cinedeck interface, go to the SETUP page,
and tap the
update
tab. Tap “update” in the center
of the screen. Do not power off the unit during the
update.
The software will restart, completing the software update.
Remove the thumb drive from the Cinedeck EXTREME.
The update can be conrmed by checking the software
build number in the
prefs
tab of the SETUP screen.
WARNING: Do not use the USB thumb drive that
came with the Cinedeck EXTREME. This is for
restoring the unit only.
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