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Chapter 10
System Mode
CAUTION: DO NOT ATTEMPT TO MAKE ANY CHANGES IN SYSTEM MODE
UNTIL YOU HAVE READ AND FULLY UNDERSTOOD THIS ENTIRE CHAPTER.
This chapter will help you familiarize yourself with the functions of System Mode.
System Mode allows you manage and upgrade the OS software of your SP5 as well as
perform diagnostic tests of the instrument's various internal systems and processes. Note
that the functions that you have access to in System Mode govern the operation of your
SP5, so only use System Mode when you must perform essential maintenance tasks.
To enter System Mode, follow these steps:
1. Power off your SP5.
2. Press and the hold the Shift button, and power on the unit. The display will show the
text "Loading..." as if you were normally starting up the unit. Make sure to keep holding
the Shift button until the display shows the following:
.
3. Release the Shift button—at this point, you are in System Mode.
System Mode includes the following five menu options:
• Run SP5
• Update Software
• Run Diagnostics
• System Reset
• File Utilities
CAUTION: THE SYSTEM RESET AND FILE UTILITIES OPERATIONS BOTH
ERASE ALL USER OBJECTS.
SP5_8 System Mode
Versi on
vX.XX
System Mode
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