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Synergy 1 and Synergy 100 Maintenance Guide (v16-S1) Software Upgrades • 3–9
Synergy 1 Software Upgrades
This section provides step-by-step instructions for upgrading the Synergy switcher software from a
storage device. You can obtain copies of all previous software upgrade instructions by navigating the
Ross Video website at
http://www.rossvideo.com .
Use the following procedures to perform a software upgrade from a storage device:
• Hardware Confirmation
• System Backup
• Software Upgrade
• Restoring Registers to the Synergy 1 Switcher
Hardware Confirmation
Use the following procedure to verify the version of the CPU Board in your Synergy control panel:
1. Navigate to the Installed Options Menu as follows:
• Press
HOME
(to display the Main Menu 1-2 ).
•
MORE
(to display the Main Menu 2-2 ).
•
Setup
(to display the Setup Menu ).
•
Installed Options (
to display the Installed Options Menu 1-2 ).
2. Press
Panel Boards
to display the Panel Boards Menu .
Installed Options — Panel Boards Menu
3. Locate the 4216-033 Panel CPU in the Board column.
4. Confirm that the Rev number is 5 or higher.
If your hardware meets the requirements of the software upgrade, proceed to with the next step and
backup your system.
Important If you are upgrading your Synergy switcher to a software version of
16-S1 , or higher, you must ensure that your Control Panel CPU Board
is of Issue 5 or higher.
Important If the Panel CPU is of a Revision lower than 5 you will NOT be able
to upgrade to version 16-S1 , or higher, without upgrading your control
panel.