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USING THE COMPACT FLASH DRIVE
The Compact flash drive uses CF cards that are formatted using the FAT16 file system. Cards formatted
using FAT32 will not work. You will get the error message “format error” if you try to use the wrong type.
When reformatting a card using your PC select “FAT” rather than “FAT32” for the file system. This will
format the card using FAT16.
Not all manufacturers’ CF cards have been tested on the SD3. We recommend using San Disk cards. They
have been tested and work well. You don’t need a very large capacity card, the SD3 files are not large. Long
filenames (longer than 8 characters) and folders are not supported on the card’s directory. All files must
reside in the root directory to be accessible.
Since the cards are formatted using the FAT16 file system they are also compatible with your PC allowing
you to make copies and download software updates and fixture profiles from the Elation website.
All of the CF functions are accessed from the SD3 setup menu.
MEMORY BACKUP
Go to the menu function “Save memory file to CF”, the message “Press enter to save file to disk” will
appear on the top line of the display when you press “enter”. The default file name will appear on the
bottom line. You can use the data wheel or an external keyboard to enter a new file name. Insert a CF card
in the slot and press, “enter”. The message “File has been saved to disk” will appear when finished. The
entire contents of the Show Designer 3 memory are backed up including all menu settings, fixture profiles,
scenes, presets, chases and shows. The disk file is a binary file and will have the DOS file extension .sdm
and is compatible with Windows as long as you adhere to Window’s file naming rules. The file name can
use up to 8 characters. Show Designer 3 does not support long filenames (names with more than 8
characters).
NOTE:
This file type is different than the text file type used to back up the memory using the COM port
as described in the next chapter. The two file types are not interchangeable even though they are both used
for the same purpose. You can’t take a memory file that you made with a COM port backup and load it in
using the CF. You must use the COM port to reload that file.
MEMORY RESTORE
With your memory backup CF card inserted in the slot, go to the menu function “Load memory file from
CF”. The message “Select memory file, then press enter” will appear on the top line of the display. The
name of the first Show Designer 3 memory file on the CF card will appear on the bottom line of the
display. Use the + or - switch or data wheel 1 to select the desired file if there is more than one memory
file on the card. Press, “enter” to load the file.
Warning: the current memory will be overwritten.
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Show Designer 3 will reboot after the file has been successfully loaded.
SOFTWARE UPDATE
Insert a CF card with the software update file on it. The file must have the name SD3Vnnn.txt (nnn is the
version number, for example SD3V105.txt). Go to the Show Designer 3 menu function “update software”,
and press, “enter”. If the file is found on the disk, the Show Designer 3 will go into update mode and start
reading the file. The message “receiving new program” will appear in the display. After the software is
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