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FIRMWARE UPDATE
If you are unfamiliar with the Realiser,
please read this manual for information about power up,
connection, and menu use.
If you are an experienced user
and have downloaded this manual with new firmware:
General instructions for firmware updates
To inspect the currently loaded firmware version, press the
FILE
key. The screen will say, for
example:
SMYTH RESEARCH
SVS REALISER A8
(c) 2009-2011
REV:03 AUG 2011 XY
The letters after the date are not pertinent to the firmware revision. The first letter is a flash memory
diagnostic. The second letter is the hardware
ID
. (See below.)
The firmware in the Realiser is easily updated. New versions can be downloaded from the Smyth
Research web site at www.smyth-research.com. The file will have the name SRCE0001.SVS.
Obtain an SD card 2 GB or smaller in capacity. The card must be formatted FAT16 (often simply
called FAT), not FAT32. A card 2 GB or less in size will typically be formatted FAT16, or you can
reformat it FAT16 using a computer if necessary. Cards larger than 2 GB cannot directly be formatted
FAT16.
Copy the file onto the root directory of the SD card. Other files can be in the root directory along with
SRCE0001.SVS. Put the card into the slot on the front panel.
Press
(!)
. The screen will say:
>SAVE SYSTEM CONFIG
UPDATE REALISER SW
CONTROL MENU
PASSWORD OPTIONS
Note: this screen may differ according to the firmware generation.
Choose
UPDATE REALISER SW
and press
OK
. The Realiser must not be powered off during the
update process.
New firmware must be loaded twice in succession.
After the first load, load the
firmware again: press
(!)
again, choose
UPDATE REALISER SW
again and press
OK
again.
Specific instructions for firmware of 3 August 2011
If you are updating from a firmware version earlier than 7 June 2010:
The first time this version is loaded, the remote control will be disabled.
To enable it, press
TC
(
SUB
on older remote controls).
Then press
(!)
. The screen will show that the cursor is on
SAVE SYSTEM CONFIG.