User Guide

dCS Elgar Plus User Manual Manual for Software Issue 4.3x
dCS Ltd September 2004
Manual filename: Elgar Manual v4.3x.doc Page 31 email: [e-mail]
English version web-site: www.dcsltd.co.uk
• The display counts up from 0% 0/7 to 99% 0/7, displays Copying, counts
up from 0% 1/7 to 99% 1/7, displays Copying and so on until the last
section is loaded and copied. Some models may use less than 8 sections.
• A moving dot counts down slowly from about 3 to 0.
After about 15 minutes, the update is complete and the unit will reboot itself.
do this: If the CD is still playing, you can stop it now.
do this: If the unit being updated has a 1394 interface, wait until the unit has settled
(about 30 seconds), switch it off for 10 seconds, then on again.
If the unit detects no change in the 1394 interface code, it will boot up as usual
and be ready for use.
If the 1394 interface code has been updated, the unit will load the new code into
the flash memory on the 1394 interface board – this takes about 10 minutes.
While this is taking place, the unit will display a progress bar. Next the unit will
display in sequence: Done 5, Done 4, …, Done 1 then reboot itself again.
The unit is ready for use.
OOPS! If the CD transport stops or becomes disconnected during an update, don’t
worry! The original software is backed up inside the unit. Proceed as
follows:
The checking routine will find a sequencing error and Non Seq or Bad CD! will
appear on the display.
do this: Turn the power off and on to reboot. This message will scroll across the display:
Bad CheckSum – Press Function button to attempt recovery
or Bad CheckSum – Press Mute button to attempt recovery
or Bad CheckSum – Press Menu button to attempt recovery,
depending on the model.
do this: Press the appropriate button once.
The original software is retrieved from the internal backup while displaying
Wait... . This may take a few minutes. When recovery is complete, the unit
re-boots.
do this: Run the CD Update routine again to load the new software.