Supplementary Information - Akai MPC 2500 Service Manual

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IV. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

[Update procedure]

===How to copy the OS binary file to a CF card using a MPC2500 and a computer====

Below procedure will utilize the MPC2500 as a Compact flash writer.

Required Equipment:

Compact Flash (CF), Computer with USB mass storage class support (Windows

XP/ME/2000 or Mac OSX, OS9.x)

1. Copy/Download the OS data to a computer's hard disc drive and extract it's data.

2. Insert a Compact Flash card into the MPC2500.

3. Turn on the power of the MPC2500.

4. Go to Load mode, then press USB (F4 ).

5. Connect a USB cable between the computer and the MPC2500. (Display will change

from "Status=Not Connected" to "Status=Connected")

6. The CF in the MPC2500 will be mounted as a drive on the computer.

7. Copy the OS binary file to the CF in the MPC2500.

8. Disconnect the USB cable. (MPC2500 will not accept any user input while a USB cable

is connected)

Note: The OS data can also be copied to a Compact Flash card using any other Compact

Flash card reader/writer. In this case it is not necessary to connect the MPC2500 to a

computer.

====How to update the MPC2500====

MPC2500 is updated using a Compact Flash card containing OS data.

1. Insert a CF containing OS data into the MPC2500.

2. Turn on the power of the MPC2500 while pressing down the "Window" button.

3. ====MPC2500 OS UPDATE==== File: M25V100B.BIN (version information) will be

displayed on the LCD screen.

4. To start the update process, press the "F6 (DO IT)" button. After the update process is

finished the MPC2500 will re-boot automatically.

Note: The MPC2500 can't be updated from a computer via USB directly - updating is only

possible using a CF card.

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