User Manual

B--2
System Utilities Thisoffersamenuoffilesystemfunctionsthat canbeusefu lin
maintainingyoursystemordiagnosingsoftwareproblems.
YoucanalsoentertheBootloadermenufromtheMasterModemenuduringnormaloperation.
System Update (PC3K Software, Objects, Etc.)
ThemostcommonuseoftheBootloadermenuistoupdateyourPC3Kusingnewversionsof
softwareandobjectssuppliedbyKurzweil.UpdatesforthePC3Kcomein.KUFfiles(Kurzweil
updatefiles,)whichcanincludeupdatestothePC3Koperatingsystem,factoryobjects,and
firmware.Newversionswillbe
madeperiodicallyasweaddnewfeaturesorimprove
performance;downloadthesefreeupgradesfromourwebsiteatwww.kurzweil.com.
PresstheSystemUpdatesoftbuttontoupdatetheentiresystem(OS,objects,etc.)froma.KUF
file.YouwillbepromptedtochooseaUSBdeviceandlocatea.KUFfile.
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PresstheUSBDevicesoftbuttontoupdatefromaUSBdevice(suchasathumbdrive)plugged
intotheUSBstorageport.PressthePCUSBsoftbuttontoupdatefromaUSBcableconnectedto
acomputertothePC3K’sUSBComputerport.
TouseaUSBdevice
you’llneeda validUSBdeviceandacomputerwithaUSBtypeAport.
MostmodernWindowsandMacOScomputerssupportUSBdevicesinaverystraightforward
way.YoushouldbeabletodraganddropthePC3KfilesrightontotheUSBdevicedirectory.
Afterthefilesarecopied,
removethede vicefromthecomputerandplaceitintheUSBstorage
portontherearpanelofthePC3K.AUSBconnectorwillonlyfitintotheportiforiented
properly,sodon’tforceitintotheport,asthismaydamageyourPC3KorUSBdevice.If
youare
havingtroubleinsertingyourUSBconnectorintotheport,tryflippingtheconnectorover.
TousetheUSBcomputerport,youshouldplugtheUSBcableintothePC3K’sUSBcomputer
portandtothecomputer.Afteryouenterthebootloadermenu,thecomputershouldrecognize
thatanew
deviceisavailablehavingthename“Kurz weilPC3K”.Filescanbedraggedand
droppeddirectlytothisdeviceiconandwillbeimmediatelyavailableonthePC3K.
OnceyouhaveselectedthedesiredUS Btype,usethePC3K’sfiledirectorybrowsertofindthe
.KUFfilethatyouwishtousefor
thesystemupdate.Withthefileselected,presstheOKsoft
buttontoinstalltheupdate.Wheninstallationiscomplete,presstheOKsoftbuttontoreturnto
theBootLoadermainmenu,thenpresstheRunPC3KsoftbuttontorunthePC3Kwiththe
updatedsoftware.
Run Diags - PC3K Diagnostics Utility
ThePC3KDiagnosticsUtilitycanrunspecifichardwarechecksonPC3Ksystems.Mostofthe
timeyouwon’tneedtorunthediagnostics,butifyou’rehavingproblemswiththeinstrumentit
maybehelpfultoperformtheseinteractivetestswhencontactingKurzweilsupport.
ToexitthePC3KDiagnosticsUtility,press
theEXITbutton.Youwillreturntothemain Boot
Loadermenu.
System Reset
Ifyou’vemademany,complexupdatestoyourobjects,andhavesavedanumberoffilesoffto
externalstorage,youmightwanttorestoretheinstrumenttoitsdefaultstate.Thisisespecially
helpfulifyou’rehavingproblemsgettingsoundprogramsorsetupstoworkproperly,orthink
theremay
besomekindofunderlyinghardwareproblem.(Remembertosaveyourworkinthe
Storagemenu.Oncedeleted,thefilesarecompletelyremovedfromthePC3Kandthereisno
waytoretrievethem.)Toclearalluserobjectsandrestorethefactorydefaultstate,pressthesoft
buttonlabeled
SystemResetontheBootloadermenu.ThePC3Kwillaskyoutoconfirmthis
action.PressOKtocompletetheclearfunction,andCANCELtostopwithoutalteringanything.