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Next call the version of Hyper Terminal that you created for Show Designer. Click on “Transfer” on the
top menu bar and select “Capture Text”. A dialog box will appear allowing you to select the empty text
file that you created for this backup. Use browse to find the drive and folder where you created the file,
find the file and open it then click on “Start”. Hyper Terminal is now ready to receive the file from Show
Designer.
Next, go to the menu selection in Show Designer labeled “send memory file” and press enter. The display
will show “send memory file to computer port”. Press enter to start the transmission from Show
Designer. An encoded copy of the entire memory will be transmitted to your PC. A series of numbers will
be displayed in the Hyper Terminal window as the file is being copied to your disk drive. The time to
send the memory will vary depending on the amount of memory currently in use. When the file is
finished being sent, Show Designer will return to its startup display and the numbers will stop scrolling in
the Hyper Terminal window. Finally, close Hyper Terminal and the file will automatically be saved.
Note:
When creating additional memory backup files, always start with an empty text file. Hyper
Terminal will not write over an old file that has data in it but will add the new data to the end of it giving
you multiple memory dumps in one file.
MEMORY RESTORE
To copy a memory file from your PC back to Show Designer, go to the menu selection in Show Designer
labeled “load memory file”. Press “Enter” and the display will read “waiting for file from com port”.
Show Designer is now ready to receive the file from your PC.
Next call the version of Hyper Terminal that you created for Show Designer. Click on “Transfer” on the
top menu bar and select “Send Text File”. A dialog box will appear allowing you to select the Show
Designer text file that you created for backup. Find the drive and folder where you created the file if it is
not in the current window, select the file and click on “Open”. Hyper Terminal will begin to transmit the
file. The display in Show Designer will read “receiving file”. When the file has been sent, Show Designer
will restart and show its startup display. If any errors have been detected, Show Designer will prompt
you to retry. Check you connections and try again. The length of time it takes to update the memory will
vary depending on the amount of memory in use at the time it was recorded.
UPDATING THE SOFTWARE
The software that runs Show Designer can be updated with new versions that will be available from the
American DJ web site at www.americandj.com. New software updates will include things such as new
features, additional lighting fixtures and additional factory presets and chases. You can also download
updated versions of this manual which will be in MS Word format. The files will be zipped so you will
have to run them to unzip them or use Winzip.
To copy the new software from your PC to Show Designer, go to the menu selection in Show Designer
labeled “update software”. Press enter and the display will read “download new program”. Show
Designer is now ready to receive the file from your PC. As an alternative you can access this menu item
by holding down the “Menu” and “Erase” switch while powering up Show Designer.
Next call the version of Hyper Terminal that you created for Show Designer. Click on “Transfer” on the
top menu bar and select “Send Text File”. A dialog box will appear allowing you to select the Show
Designer Software text file that you downloaded from the web site. Make sure that the file has been
unzipped before trying to use it. Find the drive and folder where the file is located, select the file and click
on “Open”. Hyper Terminal will begin to transmit the file. The display in Show Designer will read
“receiving new program”. When the file has been sent, Show Designer will restart and show its startup
display. If any errors have been detected, Show Designer will prompt you to retry. Check you
connections and try again. It can take a minute or so to transfer the file.
