Yamaha QL Series Firmware Update Manual Download Page 1

 

QL5/QL1 Firmware Update Guide

 

 

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QL5/QL1 Firmware Update Guide 

 

Thank you for choosing a Yamaha product. 
This guide explains how to update the QL series (QL5 and QL1) firmware and its built-in Dante 
module firmware. 
 

  Precautions (Please be sure to read this section first!) 

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The user assumes full responsibility for the update. 

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Update the firmware components one unit at a time. 

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Please note that the device may be damaged if you fail to follow these instructions properly, or 

turn off the device or disconnect the cable while the update is in progress.   

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If the update fails, and the device still does not operate correctly even after you execute the update 

once again, please contact your Yamaha dealer.   

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Yamaha Corporation owns exclusive copyrights for the QL series firmware, its update program, 

and the update guide.   

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Audinate owns exclusive copyrights for the Dante firmware and its update program. 

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It is prohibited to duplicate or modify the firmware, software or guides, in part or in their entirety, 

without permission from the copyright owner. 

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The screen shots in this guide are for use with this update procedure only and may be different 

from the actual screen shots.   

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Dante is a registered trademark of Audinate. 

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Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft ® Corporation in the United States and other 

countries. 

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The company names and product names in this document are the trademarks or registered 

trademarks of their respective companies. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Summary of Contents for QL Series

Page 1: ...en after you execute the update once again please contact your Yamaha dealer Yamaha Corporation owns exclusive copyrights for the QL series firmware its update program and the update guide Audinate owns exclusive copyrights for the Dante firmware and its update program It is prohibited to duplicate or modify the firmware software or guides in part or in their entirety without permission from the c...

Page 2: ...Celeron 1 7GHz or higher HDD 250MB or more Connector An Ethernet connector that supports a data transfer rate of 100Mbps or higher A USB connector An Ethernet cable CAT5e or higher recommended Straight or cross Formatted FAT12 FAT16 FAT32 USB memory In the QL series unit memory of 4GB or larger will be formatted in FAT32 and memory of 2GB or smaller in FAT16 For the formatting procedure refer to Q...

Page 3: ...the following sequence If you plan to update multiple QL series units repeat the procedure described in Update for each unit in sequence Preparing for update Install the Dante Firmware Update Manager TCP IP settings of computer Update Updating the QL series firmware Updating the Dante firmware ...

Page 4: ...re extension dnt from the compressed file The Dante firmware will not work correctly if the path contains any characters other than single byte alphanumeric characters hyphen or _ underscore You must save the firmware update file in a directory whose name contains only single byte alphanumeric characters hyphen or _ underscore E g C temp The Windows Security dialog box may appear In such case clic...

Page 5: ...work and Sharing Center is displayed 2 Click Manage network connection or Change Adapter settings from the Tasks list located in the left side of Network and Sharing Center window then double click Local Area Connection The Local Area Connection Status dialog box will be displayed The User Account Control dialog box may appear Click Continue or Yes If the Local Area Connection properties dialog bo...

Page 6: ...QL5 QL1 Firmware Update Guide 6 6 Click OK ...

Page 7: ...lder extracted from the downloaded file to the root directory of the USB memory The folder may not contain the BIN file 6 Remove the USB memory when the files have been copied For more information on removing the USB memory refer to the owner s manual for your computer and USB memory 7 Connect the USB memory to the QL USB connector then turn on the power to the QL series A Start Loading message wi...

Page 8: ...g the internal memory will be started 13 When the initialization is complete press the EXIT button 14 Remove the USB memory after confirming the ACCESS indicator has disappeared in the function access area 15 If necessary confirm the firmware was correctly updated in the version field in the SETUP screen ...

Page 9: ...The User Account Control dialog box may appear Click Continue or Yes 3 If you see the interface selection screen select the interface card to connect the Dante device 4 Click Update Dante Firmware 5 Click Browse and select FWUpdate_QL5_vxxx_swyyy dnt if it is QL5 or FWUpdate_QL1_vxxx_swyyy dnt if QL1 Then click Open xxx and yyy represent the firmware version number The Dante firmware will not work...

Page 10: ... disconnected or broken whether the TCP IP settings are correct and whether the QL is running 8 Click Start The update operation will begin Updating n m appears in the Status field during updating Done is displayed once update is completed Update takes 2 to 4 minutes During the update operation do not turn off the power to the unit or disconnect the cable If update fails due to disconnection of th...

Page 11: ...from failsafe mode a recovery image must be sent from the Firmware Update Manager After the power is turned on if the screen of the QL indicates NETWORK AUDIO MODULE FAILED AND WAS RESTARTED and the Dante version is not displayed it may be that the Dante module is in failsafe mode Use Dante Controller to check whether the Dante module is in failsafe mode A Dante module that is in failsafe mode is ...

Page 12: ...ng through a network switch Connect the computer with the QL in a one to one connection 4 Turn on the power to the QL series 5 Disable all but one of the network interfaces on your computer You should also disable the wireless LAN 6 Select Start All programs Audinate Dante Firmware Update Manager Dante Firmware Update Manager then right click and select Run as Administrator The Dante Firmware Upda...

Page 13: ...cable might be disconnected or broken whether the TCP IP settings are correct and whether the QL is running 10 Select the check box of the detected QL 11 Click Start A pop up is displayed confirming that you wish to proceed 12 Click OK to start the recovery Firmware Update Manager will display Processing Safe Recovery and then Safe recovery Done when the device s are recovered ...

Page 14: ...be corrupted and you will have to perform the recovery once again Start Dante Controller and if the device name is shown in black it is safe to turn off the power 14 The correct Dante firmware now needs to be loaded After recovery the Dante firmware will not be the latest version To update to the latest firmware perform steps 2 through 9 of Updating the Dante firmware Now recovery and firmware upd...

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