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XANTECH MRC88 FIRMWARE UPGRADE
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
The MRC88 has been designed to be “Future Proof”. As product feature improvements are
developed, new System Firmware versions will be available. Periodically monitor
www.xantech.com for upgrades.
DOWNLOADING FIRMWARE FILES FROM THE WEB
1.
Open the
Dragon Drop-IR™ MRC88 software
. Make sure you have an Internet
connection as well as having the MRC88 connected to your computer’s COM port (or USB
port).
2.
With the MRC88 powered ON, press the
LEVEL RESET
button on the front of the unit
[
Figure 3-(6)
]
two times
within a second.
3.
Select the
Links
menu item and then select
Xantech Firmware Upgrade
Page
. This
will connect to the Xantech web site and load the Xantech Firmware Updates page in
your browser. If you do not have an active Internet connection, you will not be able to
successfully complete this step or proceed.
4.
Locate the most recent MRC88 firmware update file within the list - the one with the
highest version number (entries are sorted with the newest entries at the top of the list
and the oldest at the bottom). Click on the desired filename link to begin the download
process.
5.
A window will popup asking “Do you want to open the file or save it to your computer?”
Select
Save
.
6.
A Save As window will then open. Navigate to the FIRMWARE folder within the
DragMRC88 folder (usually located within the Program Files folder of your local hard
disk). Click on
Save
.
7.
Once the download is complete, click on
Close
to close the download window. You can
also close your browser.
WARM FIRMWARE UPGRADE
WARM firmware upgrades can be conducted without having to re-transfer your project to the
controller. It is a way of keeping your unit up to date to take advantage of new features.
1.
Start Dragon Drop-IR
MRC88 software and connect your programming cable to the
front of the MRC88 and open a project.
2.
Select the
MRC88
Pulldown from the menu bar. Select
Warm Firmware Upgrade
.
Then click on
Start
in the Firmware Upgrade section.
3.
A popup window titled
Select Firmware Upgrade File
will open allowing you to select
the firmware file to be loaded into the MRC88 Controller/Amplifier. You should see the
file that was just downloaded in step 6 above. Double-click on that filename to begin the
update process.
4.
After the firmware transfer is completed, select the
Base unit
menu item and then
select
Who am I?
It should now display the correct three-digit firmware version that
you just loaded into the MRC88 unit. If this is true, the new firmware has been
successfully installed and is ready for use.
COLD FIRMWARE UPGRADE
COLD Firmware upgrades should be used when you suspect the unit is not functioning correctly.
Conducting this feature will overwrite all current settings in the unit and will require you to re-
transfer your project at the end.
1.
Start Dragon Drop-IR
MRC88 software and connect your programming cable to the
front of the MRC88 and open a project.
