Lexicon MC-12 - SOFTWARE Software Installation page 8

Software Installation Instructions
Upgrading the MC-12/MC-12 Balanced
7. Look for the following to occur as the upgrade continues:
• The message "Preparing MC-12 for download" will appear
on the computer monitor.
• The unit will restart, and the message "WAITING FOR
DOWNLOAD" will appear on the front panel display.
• The message "Verifying checksum..." will appear on the
computer monitor. It will take about 30 seconds to check
the validity of the upgrade data.
• The message "Exchanging file data" will appear on the
computer monitor.
• The message "RECEIVING DATA..." will appear on the unit's
front panel display. A status percentage will also appear to
indicate progress.
• The message "Sending bytes..." will appear on the status
bar on the computer monitor.
Note:
It will take about 35 minutes to complete the
download. The time it takes is not a limitation of the
COM PORT baud rate, and cannot be accelerated.
8. When the download is complete, the message "Waiting for
MC-12 to restart" will appear on the computer monitor. When
the unit restarts and returns to normal operating mode, the
upgrade kit will download preserved user settings to the unit.
If no user settings were preserved, the upgrade kit will
download default settings to the unit.
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9. When the configuration has been downloaded, the message
10. When the "Update and restoration of original configuration
11. Power off the unit using the rear panel power switch.
12. Disconnect the serial extension cable from the computer and
The message "Getting version data from MC-12..." will appear
on the computer monitor. It will take about 2 minutes to
retrieve version data. Once version data has been retrieved, the
message "Sending configuration data to the MC_12..." will
appear on the computer monitor. It will take about 1 minute to
download the configuration.
"MC-12 was successfully updated and previous configuration
was restored" will appear on the computer monitor. Press the
OK button to continue. The unit will restart. The message
"Update and restoration of original configuration was
successful" will appear on the computer monitor.
Note:
The messages in Step 9 will appear on the computer
monitor even if user settings were not preserved
during the upgrade process. If user settings were not
preserved, the upgrade kit downloads default settings
to the unit and considers these settings to be the
"preserved user settings."
was successful" message appears on the computer monitor,
press the EXIT button to close the application.
the unit.
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