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13 Utility Menu
Utility Menu
Utility Menu
Utility Menu
Utility Menu
You will need this menu, if the main program or the actual show is damaged due
to a crash or some other error. For the grandMA light and ultra-light you MUST
have an external keyboard.
In the Utility Menu, you can load or delete an old grandMA operating system.
You can also delete shows here. You can delete the current show (this show is
automatically loaded upon power-up of the console). You can renew the Firm-
ware for the second built-in Computer (Motorola) and you can also renew the
grandMA operating system via floppy disk.
During the Boot-up process you will see all loaded program segments (blue
background) on the right TFT display. In order to access the Utility Menu you
have to push any key as soon as the message :
??? TO ENTER UTILITY MENU PRESS ANY KEY ???
??? TO ENTER UTILITY MENU PRESS ANY KEY ???
??? TO ENTER UTILITY MENU PRESS ANY KEY ???
??? TO ENTER UTILITY MENU PRESS ANY KEY ???
??? TO ENTER UTILITY MENU PRESS ANY KEY ???
is displayed with
red background during the boot-up process. The menu will open after approx.
10-20 seconds.
Press 1: Restore
grandMA
operating system
If you press the „1“ key on the keyboard, you will see a list with all systems existing
on the harddisk. By pressing one of the displayed keys (a, b, c...) the respective
system will be installed. You have to confirm installation by pressing “o“.
VERY
VERY
VERY
VERY
VERY
IMPORTANT - this is the letter “o“, not the number “0“
IMPORTANT - this is the letter “o“, not the number “0“
IMPORTANT - this is the letter “o“, not the number “0“
IMPORTANT - this is the letter “o“, not the number “0“
IMPORTANT - this is the letter “o“, not the number “0“
.As soon as
the installation is completed, the display will show UPDATE DONE next to STATUS.
You can start the console by pressing the “ESC“ key twice.
Press 2: Delete
grandMA
operating system
Upon every update, a safety copy of the system will be automatically created on
harddisk. In order to delete an older system from harddisk, press „2“ on the keyboard.
You will see a list with all systems existing on the harddisk. By pressing one of the
displayed keys (a, b, c...) the respective system will be deleted. You have to confirm
the delete process by pressing “o“.
VERY IMPORT
VERY IMPORT
VERY IMPORT
VERY IMPORT
VERY IMPORTANT - this is the letter
ANT - this is the letter
ANT - this is the letter
ANT - this is the letter
ANT - this is the letter
“o“ not the number “0“
“o“ not the number “0“
“o“ not the number “0“
“o“ not the number “0“
“o“ not the number “0“.....
After deletion is completed, the display will show
DELETE DONE next to STATUS. You can start the console by pressing the “ESC“ key
two times.
Press 3:Delete (old)
grandMA
shows,
Upon every update, a new folder for the shows will automatically be created
to cleanup the harddrive on the harddisk. During every update, the console will save
all old shows, converted to suite the new system software, in the youngest folder.
From the time of the update, all new created shows will be automatically saved in
this folder, too.
In order to delete shows from an older system version from the harddisk, press „3“
on the keyboard. You will see a list with all shows in all system versions existing on this
harddisk. By pressing one of the displayed keys (a, b, c...) the respective shows will be
deleted. You have to confirm the delete process by pressing “o“.
VERY IMPORT
VERY IMPORT
VERY IMPORT
VERY IMPORT
VERY IMPORTANT -
ANT -
ANT -
ANT -
ANT -
this is the letter “o“ not the number “0“
this is the letter “o“ not the number “0“
this is the letter “o“ not the number “0“
this is the letter “o“ not the number “0“
this is the letter “o“ not the number “0“.....
After deletion is completed, the
display will show DELETE DONE next to STATUS. You can start the console by pressing the
“ESC“ key twice.
Press 4: Delete current show
If you press „4“ on the keyboard, the current show (this show will be automatically loaded
upon power-up of the console) will be deleted. You have to confirm the delete process by
pressing “o“.
VERY IMPORT
VERY IMPORT
VERY IMPORT
VERY IMPORT
VERY IMPORTANT - this is the letter “o“ not the number
ANT - this is the letter “o“ not the number
ANT - this is the letter “o“ not the number
ANT - this is the letter “o“ not the number
ANT - this is the letter “o“ not the number
“0“
“0“
“0“
“0“
“0“.
After the deletion is completed, the display will show DELETE DONE next to STATUS.
You can start the console by pressing the “ESC“ key twice.
Press 5: Update firmware with display
If you press „5“ on the keyboard, you can renew the Firmware for the second built-in
Computer (Motorola). In order to update the software: insert the current update disk
labeled „LAST DISK“. You have to confirm the update process by pressing “o“.
VERY
VERY
VERY
VERY
VERY
IMPORT
IMPORT
IMPORT
IMPORT
IMPORTANT - this is the letter “o“ not the number “0“
ANT - this is the letter “o“ not the number “0“
ANT - this is the letter “o“ not the number “0“
ANT - this is the letter “o“ not the number “0“
ANT - this is the letter “o“ not the number “0“.
As soon as the
update is completed, the display will show UPDATE DONE next to STATUS. You can start
the console by pressing the “ESC“ key twice.
Press 6: Update
grandMA
In order to update the software: insert the current update disk labeled „LAST DISK“. You
have to confirm the update process by pressing “o“. Shortly after, you will be asked for
“DISK 1“. Now insert this disk and confirm by pressing “o“
.VERY IMPORT
.VERY IMPORT
.VERY IMPORT
.VERY IMPORT
.VERY IMPORTANT - this
ANT - this
ANT - this
ANT - this
ANT - this
is the letter “o“ not the number “0“
is the letter “o“ not the number “0“
is the letter “o“ not the number “0“
is the letter “o“ not the number “0“
is the letter “o“ not the number “0“.
The disk will be read (might take a little
while). Following that, you will be asked for „DISK 2“. Insert disk 2 and confirm again with
“o“.
VERY IMPORT
VERY IMPORT
VERY IMPORT
VERY IMPORT
VERY IMPORTANT - this is the letter “o“ not the number “0“
ANT - this is the letter “o“ not the number “0“
ANT - this is the letter “o“ not the number “0“
ANT - this is the letter “o“ not the number “0“
ANT - this is the letter “o“ not the number “0“
(this
will take a little longer now). As soon as the update process is completed, the display
shows UPDATE DONE, PLEASE REBOOT next to STATUS. Now please reboot the console by
using the combination CTRL-ALT-DEL or the RESET key on the rear of the console.
IMPORTANT: Avoid downdating the console to version 4.3.6X and then, or later,
updating to version 5.xxx. This operation would destroy the operating system. If
so, please contact the hotline.