Preparing For The Update - Yamaha M7CL Upgrade Manual

Preparing for the update

1.
Prepare a USB storage device (USB flash memory) and a computer with a built-in USB connector.
2.
Save the M7CL internal data to the USB storage device or M7CL Editor (compatible with the current
firmware version) as backup.
If you are saving the data to the USB storage device, open the SAVE/LOAD popup window from the
SETUP screen.
IMPORTANT: If you update the firmware V1 or V2 to V3, or V3.0x to V3.5x, all the internal data will
be initialized. Make sure to back up the internal data before updating.
3.
Download the latest firmware of the M7CL from the Yamaha Pro Audio website.
http://www.yamahaproaudio.com/downloads/
4.
Connect the USB storage device (formatted in FAT12/FAT16/FAT32) to the USB connector of your
computer.
For details on the formatting procedure, refer to the manual that came with your computer or USB
storage device. If you are formatting the media on the M7CL, refer to the M7CL owner's manual.
Up to 16GB of the USB storage device is checked for operations. If the USB storage device is formatted
in M7CL V1.12 or later, 4GB or larger media will be formatted in FAT32, and 2GB or less in FAT16.
5.
Copy the four files (extensions .PGM) in the "m7cl_frm***" (*** indicates the version number) folder
extracted from the downloaded file to the root directory of the USB storage device.
6.
Remove the USB storage device when the files have been copied.
For more information on removing the USB storage device, refer to the owner's manual for your
computer and USB storage device.
7.
In order to update the M7CL-48ES, download the latest firmware of the EtherSound module from the
AuviTran website.
http://www.auvitran.com/
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