April 2, 2004 • Alcorn McBride MP3 Audio Machine User’s Manual • Rev H •
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You can download the latest firmware upgrades for your MP3 Audio Machine from
http://www.alcorn.com/products/mp3audiomachine/firmware.html
To update your firmware do the following:
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Establish a serial connection with the machine with a laptop or PC, and
verify you need an update. Type
?V
and press Enter to get a firmware
version back from the unit. Compare that to the version number listed on
the website. If you need an upgrade, continue. Also, if you have a serial
connection, you’ll get status info during the update.
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Download the firmware file to your PC and rename it to
FIRMWARE.BIN
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Copy it to your Compact Flash Card. Use the “Getting Files into You Box”
section for help doing this
. It is very important to copy this file correctly
for your firmware update!!!
You could potentially render the box useless,
if you do this incorrectly. So please read that section just to make sure you
have copied the file properly. You should also consider defragging the
Compact Flash card, if it is not freshly formatted, before going further.
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Load the Compact Flash Card into the machine
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On the side of the unit, flip the red DIP-switch #4 down. You can leave this
one down, as it is not used in normal operation.
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Power cycle the machine
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Hold in the test button for a couple of blinks on the front panel while the
LED is blinking during initialization. Then let it out.
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Watch the unit finish initialization (blinking green, solid green, etc…).
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Watch for the LED to turn Amber/Yellow. (It found the firmware file.)
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Watch for the unit to reset itself, and go through initialization once more
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You’re done. Type
?V
and press Enter to verify the updated version number
