User Guide

A-6
Maintenance and Upgrades
Boot Block
Installing a New Boot Block
If the file you are loading is a boot block file with the letter b as the fourth letter in the filename,
follow instructions in Setting Up For a Software Upgrade on page A-5, then continue:
1. Scroll to Update boot block and select by pressing Enter.
2. Select via MIDI by pressing Enter.
3. Start playing the MIDI file from the sequencer. While loading, the bottom line of the
PC2R’s display will show a message “segment 1 of 1.” If the display continues to show
“waiting for MIDI” after starting the sequencer, stop and restart the sequence.
4. After about a minute, the PC2R will reset and start running normally.
Installing Sound ROM Options
After installing a Sound ROM option SIMM using the accompanying instructions, you’ll need to
transfer the presets from the option ROM to the PC2R’s Flash ROM. Once the SIMM(s) has been
installed and the option panel replaced, complete the following instructions:
1. Start the boot block on the PC2R using the directions above.
2. Scroll to Install ROM option and select by pressing Enter.
3. Select the correct option (card 1 or card 2) by scrolling and pressing Enter.
If a ROM option is installed in the correct card slot, the display shows
Installing...
followed by a sequence of address blocks. When the installation is complete, the main
boot block menu appears.
4. If you’re installing a second ROM option, select Install ROM option again by pressing
Enter repeat Step 3.
5. Scroll to the Hard RESET menu item, and select by pressing Enter. Before doing a hard
reset, please read Resetting the PC2R below, so you can avoid losing any of your PC2R
programs or setups.
6. Press Yes to execute a hard reset; the PC2R will restart with the additional ROM option
setups installed.
Resetting the PC2R
If you select Hard RESET by scrolling and pressing Enter, the display will ask
Erase|RAM|objects? which gives you an important opportunity to think about what you are
doing. This resets all of the PC2R’s memory back to the initial factory state. This is necessary if
you are upgrading the software or installing ROM options. If you’re not concerned about losing
all of your work, or it has been saved using a MIDI Sysex dump (see page 4-5), then press the
button beneath the Yes on the display. The PC2R will execute a hard reset and start running
normally.