Zaxcom Deva User's Manual______________________________________________________Chapter 11
4.
Perform the following to install the new firmware:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
ii. If the format is recognized (hard disk drive, CF card or DVD-RAM), press the Load ProgFile button.
f.
g.
h.
IMPORTANT: Do not power down the Deva until the page indicates that you can.
If you do ... and the unit will not boot up, you WILL have to send the unit back to Zaxcom to have it
repaired.
i.
Go to the
Main Menu page
Enter 036 using the numeric keys.
Go to the
Setup page
{p.60}.
Press the Service button (the
Depending on what media you are using to install the software (basically whether or not its format is
recognized), perform one of the following:
i. If the format is unrecognized (CD-R or DVD-R), press the Load From CD-R button.
The
Debug Screen dialog box
about 5 seconds:
Starting ReadDevaProgramFile
opened Deva prog file
imported 5MB at 2562kB/sec Version String:
DateTimeVer:mmm dd yyyy
hh:mm:ss
vX.XX
Calculating Checksum...size=0x00500000 Vs: <X><XX>
DevaProgFile.bln is now in temporary memory
The "vX.XX" line indicates the version of the firmware being loaded. This number appears again on the
second line from the bottom.
The "DateTimeVer:" line and the line that follows, indicate the date and time the version was created.
The last line indicates that the firmware was successfully installed in temporary memory.
Press the Burn Program ROM button.
The Debug Screen dialog box is cleared and the following appears on it. The process takes a little over
three minutes:
... BurnBigROM() ...
Erasing 81 ROM sectors (5308kB)
..........................
Writing Deva Program to ROM...
..............................................
ReadBackTest:Checking BootROM...
BURN-ROM task finished **TURN POWER OFF NOW**
Cycle the power to run on the newly installed firmware.
(You have successfully completed the installation ... HAVE FUN with the new version!!!)
{p.40}.
Deva Service Menu Warning page
{p.141} is displayed and the following appears on it. The process takes
Figure 11-1 Firmware Install Part 1
Figure 11-2 Firmware Install Part 2
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{p.140} is displayed).
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