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Updating Firmware
The Mastermind PBC is designed to be easily updated by the user. Firmware updates will be periodically made available
on the RJM Music website. These updates will add support for more devices and add other new features.
The firmware update process is simple: first, download the firmware file from the RJM Music website using your PC or
Mac. Copy the downloaded file to a USB flash drive. All RJM firmware files end in the extension “.rjf”, so it will be easy to
tell which files are the ones you want.
Once the file is loaded to the flash drive, use the “Eject” option on the computer to safely remove the drive. On the Mac,
this is done by pressing the eject arrow next to the drive’s name in the left column of the Finder. On the PC, go to
“Computer” or “My Computer”, right click on the flash drive’s icon and select “Eject”. You can now remove the flash
drive from the computer.
At this point, there are two ways to start the firmware update:
1). Enter Setup Mode, select
System Functions , then select Update Firmware . Plug your flash drive into the
Mastermind PBC. A list of firmware update files will be shown. Select the desired firmware file, and the update process
will begin.
-OR-
2). If there are any other .rjf files on the flash drive, delete them now. Using this method, the Mastermind PBC will load
the first .rjf file it finds, so keeping only one firmware file on the drive at a time will make sure that the correct firmware
is loaded. Start with the Mastermind PBC powered down. Hold the
1 and 3 buttons, and while still holding them, power
up the Mastermind PBC. Once you see text on the screen, you can release the buttons. Now plug the flash drive into the
PBC. The upgrade process will take a minute or two, then the Mastermind PBC will start up. Once it’s in the normal
operating mode (all the displays lit up and a song or preset name displayed), you can unplug the flash drive and begin
using your updated PBC.