Korg Volca Drum Firmware Update Instructions

Digital percussion synthesizer

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System Firmware Update Instructions

Do not playback the system update file on any speaker or headphone system as this could lead to

damage to equipment and/or hearing loss. Korg or any of its affiliates will not accept responsibility for

any damages, personal loss or injury that may result from playback of the file.

You will need the following to perform your update.

 An audio player or personal computer capable of audio playback

 A stereo mini-jack audio cable

 AC adapter KA-350 or six AA batteries

Make sure the batteries are brand new if using alkaline or fully charged if using NiMH batteries.

volca drum will not enter update mode if the batteries are depleted.

Unzip the file "volca_drum_updater_0114.zip".

If using an audio player, transfer the file volca_drum_sys_0114.wav from your computer to your

audio player.

Do not playback the system update file on any speaker or headphone system as this could lead

to damage to equipment and/or hearing loss.

Turn the power on while pressing the PLAY button. The LCD display will indicate the current version

of the main and panel systems in the following format:

"MAI 0111" : main system version 1.11

"PNL 0009" : panel system version 0.09

Pressing the PLAY button will continue the startup process normally.

volca drum System Firmware Update Instructions

Page 1 Do not playback the system update file on any speaker or headphone system as this could lead to damage to equipment and/or hearing loss. Korg or any of its affiliates will not accept responsibility for any damages, personal loss or injury that may result from playback of the file.
Page 2 Perform the update Turn the power on while pressing the FUNC and REC buttons. “SYS uPdt” will be displayed on the LCD screen to indicate that volca drum is in update mode. Start the playback of volca_drum_sys_0114.wav to begin updating.
Page 3 The update will take approximately one minute and a half. Do not turn your volca drum off or stop playback while update is in progress. If the update fails, all the STEP LEDs will start blinking. If this happens, observe “Tips” at the end of this document and repeat the update from step 1.