User manual

Preliminary MAVIX
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Update Firmware -
In this form the user may retrieve update or reset the firmware of the selected
unit. The user must first make sure the unit is properly connected to the
network and then enter its IP Address. In order to retrieve data from the unit,
press the GET button and wait for the data to download via the FTP protocol
to the local disk, then press the EDIT button to display the data in a text editor
Where you can modify data and parameters, and finally press PUT to write
your changes back to the unit. Make sure to specify the correct unit type
(MediaRacer 100, 1000) before retrieving or writing data to the unit.
BIOS may be updated only in MR1000 units, after entering User Name and
Password. Codec software may be updated only in MR100\150 units.
(See figure 6).
File names for MR1000 units:
Software: RamCmpr.bin.
BIOS: RomCmpr.bin
File names for MR100/150 units:
Software: VxWorks.bin.
BIOS: Codec.out.
Unit reset (which lasts 20-30 sec’) will take place following any software
update, or modification of Application or Network parameters, via the
Taskaman.ini and Status.txt files. The user should wait for the reset process to
complete.