Valleylab FT10 Energy Platform User’s Guide
9-5
Software Updates
Maintenance and Repair
Software Updates
Software updates are available directly from Covidien by using the Valleylab Exchange
Remote Software System application. Go to www.covidien.com/valleylabexchange to
download and install the latest version of the Valleylab Exchange application. For
additional information, the
Valleylab Exchange Remote Software System User’s Guide
is
available on the Valleylab Exchange website.
Updating Energy Platform Software
Once the Valleylab Exchange application has been installed on the computer to be used
for the update, follow these brief instructions. Refer to the
Valleylab Exchange Remote
Software System User’s Guide
for more extensive information if needed.
To remotely update software on a VLFT10GEN Energy Platform:
1. Turn on the facility computer that has Valleylab Exchange installed,
2. Remove cover on back of generator to expose the data ports.
Ethernet receptacle cover
ཱ
Ethernet receptacle
ི
Power cord receptacle
3. Connect Ethernet cable to the Ethernet receptacle on the back of the energy platform.
4. Connect the other end of the cable to a LAN connector on the facility computer.
5. Plug the system power cord into the power cord receptacle.
6. Plug the other end of the cord into a grounded power receptacle.
7. Turn on the generator by pressing the On/Off button and wait for the power-on self-
test to complete.
8. Touch the Service/Settings button on the front panel of the generator to view the
Service and Settings
menu.
9. Touch the
System
button from the menu to view the
System Menu
.
10. Touch
Network
.
11. Select
Enable Network Default Pt. to Pt.
2
1
3