10 - MIDI—MIDI Implementation Chart
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1) Connect the MIDI OUT of your MIDI
interface or sequencer to the
MIDI IN
of the
TM-D4000.
10.8.4Preparing to upgrade
Upgrading the system software will not lose any
data, so there is no need to take any special precau-
tions when upgrading.
1) If you have been running the TM-D4000
automation software and you intend to use the
computer which runs the automation
software to perform the upgrade, quit the
automation software.
Macintosh and MacOS users should enable
the MIDI interface system Extension if it has
been disabled, and restart the computer if
necessary.
2) Open the le containing the upgrade le with
your MIDI sequencer.
If you are using a dedicated MIDI sequencer,
you should transfer the le to the sequencer
from your computer using an appropriately-
formatted oppy disk.
10.8.5Upgrading
1) Start playing the MIDI le (as if it was a
sequence le).
The MIDI data will start to be transferred to
the TM-D4000.
2) The display of the TM-D4000 will change to
show the number of received data blocks.
3) When the data has been transferred, the TM-
D4000 will update its ROM memory and reset
itself.
WARNING
Do not turn off the power or interrupt the TM-
D4000’s updating process while the following
message is displayed on the TM-D4000 dis-
play screen:
Updating ROMs, please wait
This message will appear as a blinking mes-
sage for between 20 and 40 seconds after
“playback” has nished.
10.8.6Notes on the upgrade process
The update process will take some time. The main
portion of the system software will take about 15
minutes to transfer, the panel software will take
about 13 minutes, and the remote modules portion of
the system software will take about v e minutes.
If the transfer is interrupted part of the way through
(for instance, the power is cut to the TM-D4000),
when the TM-D4000 is next turned on, a message
will appear on the display screen, asking you to make
the transfer again.
As noted, you should not interrupt the update process
after the transfer of data has ended, and the TM-
D4000 is updating its ROM memory.
10.8.7 A note on using sequencer
programs
If the computer mouse is moved while the upgrade is
under way, there may be problems with the update
process. Some computer software is particularly sus-
ceptible to input from the keyboard or mouse while
“heavy-duty” background processes, such as bulk
transfer of MIDI data, are going on
These difculties may include the corruption of the
system software, making it impossible to re-start the
TM-D4000 and necessitating a change to the ash
ROMs by service personnel.
For this reason, once you have started the “playback”
of the upgrade software to the TM-D4000, we
strongly recommend that you should not touch the
computer or any peripherals until the uploading pro-
cess is complete, as shown on the TM-D4000
display.
