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Lost Password
(Hard Reset)
NOTE: A ‘hard reset’ is required to bypass a local or a Web in-
terface password. This must be done at the installation site! A
hard reset not only deletes the password, but will also return
the 541 to all-factory-default settings. All User settings will be
lost! This illustrates the importance of maintaining a current
Hardware Profile, which is discussed shortly.
If the password is lost, the only way you can recover control of
the 541 is at the equipment site following this procedure:
1. Disconnect AC mains power.
2. Wait 10 seconds and then reapply AC power.
3. Immediately when the Inovonics logo ‘
i
’ lights, place two or
more fingers on the LCD-touchscreen.
4. You should see confirmation on the LCD that the 541 is re-
booting with factory-default values. If this is NOT the case,
if the unit boots starting with the usual Booting Tuner , Booting
DSP
sequence, perform the sequence again until you see
Loaded Factory Default settings
heading the boot sequence list.
The Hardware
Profile
The entire 541 ‘setup’ may be saved to your computer as a
small text file. The Hardware Profile includes user settings,
alarm notification preferences, SNMP options, passwords, etc.,
and is useful for restoring a previous setup or for cloning a
second unit for backup service.
To save a profile to your computer, under
Configuration
click:
Download Hardware Profile . With the Firefox browser used in this
example, Windows 10
automatically saves the
file to your Windows
Downloads folder as a small file with a
.json
extension. From
there you can move it to a location of your choice. Other
browsers may ask you to specify a Save as: location. The file
carries a default name of 541_settings.json .
To upload (restore) saved settings, first click
Select Hardware Pro-
file… under Configuration and navigate to where you have saved
the profile. When prompted,
Open
the file. Then click
Upload
Hardware Profile
. This will replace all setup parameters current-
ly loaded and running in your 541 with the saved ones.
Reboot
Uploading a Hardware Profile automatically reboots the 541.
There may be other circumstances under which you might want
to reboot the unit manually. This can be done by clicking Re-
boot
in the
Configuration
area.
A manual reboot does not change any settings or purge any da-
ta that would not be lost with a power cycle. The 541 will come
back tuned to the same station and with all the same settings.
However, at any time you wish to ‘clean house’ and restore all
settings and preferences to factory values, click: Load Factory
Defaults
. In this case you will lose your settings, except for IP