Replacing The Option Panel; Powering Up; Boot Block; Starting The Boot Block - Kurzweil PC1 - MUSICIANS GUIDE REV B Manual

Replacing the Option Panel

1. Replace the option panel sliding it in such that the unpainted edge is underneath the
rear part of the opening.
2. Line up the holes in the panel with the holes in the bottom and install and tighten the
screws.

Powering up

When you have finished, turn the PC1 over, plug in the power adapter, and turn the power on.
You should see the usual start up messages. If the
appears, review the battery replacement steps to see if you missed something.

Boot Block

Although the PC1 comes from the factory with an operating system (OS, also called engine
software) and factory setups already installed, you may decide to upgrade the software and/or
hardware at a later time to add more features or sounds. The PC1 boot block lets you install new
software and factory setups into Flash ROM. The boot block also provides hard reset and
diagnostic options.
Execution of any function in the boot block may cause or require a hard reset causing erasure of
the setups that you have created. To save them, back them up using a MIDI Sysex dump as
described on page 4-7.

Starting the Boot Block

When you power up the PC1, it displays
after a couple of seconds. When you see
After the boot block message banner and version number are displayed, the first of several menu
items appears on the screen. Pressing the buttons underneath the display scrolls through the
menu items. Pressing the Enter button (Yes is printed underneath) invokes the menu item in the
screen.

About Software Upgrades

You can get software upgrades for your PC1 from Kurzweil's FTP website
(www.youngchang.com/kurzweil/html/downloads.html) or from your Kurzweil dealer. A
computer (Mac or PC) with a MIDI interface and sequencer is necessary for transferring the
software to your PC1 using MIDI Sysex. A list of compatible software sequencers will accompany
your software upgrade kit. If you don't have a computer, your PC1 can be upgraded by a
Kurzweil Service Center.
The software upgrades are encoded as one or more standard MIDI files. Filenames are in the
format PC1XVVV.MID, where X is the block being updated (b for boot block, e for operation
system, and s for setups), and VVV is the version number (V.VV). Don't attempt to install files
with names that don't conform to this format; it won't work.
Maintenace and Upgrads
, then displays
, press and release the Panic button.
Boot Block
message still
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