Installing A New Boot Block; Installing Sound Rom Options; Resetting The Pc2R - Kurzweil PC2R Musician's Manual

Maintenance and Upgrades
Boot Block

Installing a New Boot Block

If the file you are loading is a boot block file with the letter b as the fourth letter in the filename,
follow instructions in Setting Up For a Software Upgrade on page A-5, then continue:
1. Scroll to Update boot block and select by pressing Enter.
2. Select via MIDI by pressing Enter.
3. Start playing the MIDI file from the sequencer. While loading, the bottom line of the
4. After about a minute, the PC2R will reset and start running normally.

Installing Sound ROM Options

After installing a Sound ROM option SIMM using the accompanying instructions, you'll need to
transfer the presets from the option ROM to the PC2R's Flash ROM. Once the SIMM(s) has been
installed and the option panel replaced, complete the following instructions:
1. Start the boot block on the PC2R using the directions above.
2. Scroll to Install ROM option and select by pressing Enter.
3. Select the correct option (card 1 or card 2) by scrolling and pressing Enter.
4. If you're installing a second ROM option, select Install ROM option again by pressing
5. Scroll to the Hard RESET menu item, and select by pressing Enter. Before doing a hard
6. Press Yes to execute a hard reset; the PC2R will restart with the additional ROM option

Resetting the PC2R

If you select Hard RESET by scrolling and pressing Enter, the display will ask
Erase|RAM|objects?
doing. This resets all of the PC2R's memory back to the initial factory state. This is necessary if
you are upgrading the software or installing ROM options. If you're not concerned about losing
all of your work, or it has been saved using a MIDI Sysex dump (see page 4-5), then press the
button beneath the Yes on the display. The PC2R will execute a hard reset and start running
normally.
A-6
PC2R's display will show a message "segment 1 of 1." If the display continues to show
"waiting for MIDI" after starting the sequencer, stop and restart the sequence.
If a ROM option is installed in the correct card slot, the display shows
followed by a sequence of address blocks. When the installation is complete, the main
boot block menu appears.
Enter repeat Step 3.
reset, please read Resetting the PC2R below, so you can avoid losing any of your PC2R
programs or setups.
setups installed.
which gives you an important opportunity to think about what you are
Installing...