Installation Instructions & Release Notes Lexicon INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS Note: Although the installer will preserve user registers, it is recommended to save them to disk before installing the software upgrade. (See the Organizing Your Registers section in Chapter 4 of the owner’s manual for more information.) These saved user registers will be compatible with the current software version in the 960L.
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Installation Instructions & Release Notes 960L Software Version 3.0 2. Press 1 to begin installation. A number of progress messages will appear. When this phase of installation is complete (after about 1 minute), the following message will appear: Install complete. Please remove CD from drive. 3.
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Installation Instructions & Release Notes Lexicon Installation Instructions (continued from page 5) 6. Enter the serial number again as it appears on the rear panel of the 960L mainframe. Once again, do not enter the first letter of the serial number. Enter the numbers and the dash only. Press the ENTER button on the LARC2 when finished and the system will start.
Installation Instructions & Release Notes 960L Software Version 3.0 REVERTING TO A PREVIOUS SOFTWARE VERSION To revert to a previous software version, follow the instructions on pages 4 to 6 using the release CD for the desired software version. There is one special consideration: When upgrading to Software Version 3.0, the software recognizes previous versions of user registers and automatically converts them to a compatible format.
Installation Instructions & Release Notes Lexicon RELEASE NOTES The list below includes features of 960L Software Version 3.0 that are not fully covered in the 960L Owner’s Manual or Owner’s Manual Addenda: • When configuring systems with two DSP cards, there are no longer two soft buttons labeled CONFIG 1 and CONFIG 2.
Installation Instructions & Release Notes 960L Software Version 3.0 • Manual fader adjustment may be prevented when the fader is automatically positioned near the top or bottom of its physical range, even if the parameter is not set to its maximum or minimum value. To overcome this anomaly, move the fader in the opposite direction, then to the desired value.
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Installation Instructions & Release Notes Lexicon MIDI Channel Allocation (continued from page 9) Channel Number Usage Description System Channel Reserved for future expansion DSP Card 1 Reserved for future expansion DSP Card 2 Reserved for future expansion DSP Card 3...
Installation Instructions & Release Notes 960L Software Version 3.0 PROGRAM LOAD CONTINUOUS CONTROLLERS Each bank contains 10 programs, which are With the exception of MIDI Bank Change, all numbered 1 to 10. 960L parameters can be controlled with single, 7-bit controllers. Each parameter is controlled with the full controller range, regardless of the It is recommended to send bank change parameter range.
Sysex messages sent to the unit use the the standard MIDI description, according to following general format: MIDI specifications: MIDI Byte Description Incoming Inquiry Sysex Header Lexicon ID 960L Sysex ID MIDI Byte Description Device ID (Ignored) Sysex Header Non-Real Time Header System Control...
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Lexicon Command 1: Set DSP Card Configuration MIDI Byte Description Configuration Partitioning (Notes) Sysex Header 8-channel (single-speed only) Lexicon ID 2 Stereo Machines 960L Sysex ID (double-speed only) Device ID (Ignored) 5-in Surround System Control (double-speed only) Set Card Configuration 2-in Surround DSP Card Identifier: “0”...
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Description MIDI Byte Description Sysex Header Channel of Input Card Assigned to Input Bus 8** Lexicon ID 960L Sysex ID Device ID (Ignored) *The input card source value can be any value System Control from the table below. Set Input Routing DSP Card Identifier: “0”...
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Command 3: Set Output Routing for DSP Card MIDI Byte Description * The output card source value can be any value from the table below. Sysex Header Lexicon ID Source Meaning 960L Sysex ID Analog Card 1 Device ID (Ignored)
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