Boot Block - Kurzweil V150 Owner's Manual

Maintenance and Upgrades

Boot Block

Boot Block
Although the V150/V110 comes from the factory with an operating system (OS, also called
engine software) and factory sounds already installed, you may decide to upgrade the software
at a later time to add more features or sounds. The V150/V110 boot block lets you install new
software and factory sounds into Flash ROM. The boot block also provides hard reset and
diagnostic options.
Execution of any function in the boot block may cause or require a hard reset causing erasure of
the Panel Memories that you have created. To save them, back them up using a MIDI Sysex
dump as described in the section called Saving Panel Memories on page 3-17.
Starting the Boot Block
When you power up the V150/V110, it displays
Please|wait
Demo button.
After the boot block message banner and version number are displayed, the first of several
menu items appears on the screen. Pressing the Left/Right buttons selects different menu items.
Pressing the display button labeled Enter executes the selected menu item.
About Software Upgrades
You can get software upgrades for your V150/V110 from Kurzweil's FTP website
(www.kurzweilmusicsystems.com/downloads.html) or from your Kurzweil dealer. A computer
(Mac or PC) with a MIDI interface and sequencer is necessary for transferring the software to
your V150/V110 using MIDI Sysex. A list of compatible software sequencers will accompany
your software upgrade kit. If you don't have a computer, your V150/V110 can be upgraded by a
Kurzweil Service Center.
The software upgrades are encoded as one or more standard MIDI files. Filenames are in the
format V10XNNN.MID, where X is the block being updated (b for boot block, k for operating
system, s for sounds, and g for General MIDI sounds), and NNN is the version number (N.NN,
so 100 would be 1.00). Don't attempt to install files with names that don't conform to this format;
it won't work.
Setting Up For a Software Upgrade
1. Connect a MIDI cable from the MIDI Out of the computer's MIDI port or interface to the
2. Launch the sequencer application.
3. Open the first .MID file using the sequencer program.
4. Start the boot block on the V150/V110 using the directions above.
Installing an Operating System or Sounds
This procedure is for installing operating system software. See Installing a New Boot Block on
page A-3 if you want to install a new boot block.
A-2
after a couple of seconds. When you see
MIDI In of the V150/V110.
Waiting|for|scanner
Please|wait , press and release the
, then displays