Memory Restore Using The Computer Port; Updating The Software - Robe DMX Control 512 User Manual

top menu bar and select "Capture Text". A dialog box will appear allowing you to select a folder and
name for the backup file. Use a name like "SD2 backup1.txt". Click "Start" and Hyper Terminal is
now ready to receive the file from DMX CONTROL 512.
Next, go to the menu selection on the DMX CONTROL 512 labeled "save memory file" and press the
"enter" switch. The display will read, "Save memory file to computer port". Press "enter" to start the
transmission from DMX CONTROL 512. An encoded copy of the entire memory will be transmitted to your
PC. The time needed to send the memory file will vary depending on the amount of memory
currently in use. When the file transfer is finished, DMX CONTROL 512 will return to its startup display and
the numbers will stop scrolling in the Hyper Terminal window. You can either close Hyper Terminal or
return to the "capture text" pull down menu and select "stop", the file will automatically be saved.
Note: When creating additional memory backup files, always start with a new text file. Hyper Terminal
will not write over an old file that has data in it but will add the new data to the file giving you multiple
memory dumps in one file.

11.3.MEMORY RESTORE USING THE COMPUTER PORT

To copy a memory file from your PC back to DMX CONTROL 512, first go to the menu selection in DMX
CONTROL 512 labeled "load memory file". Press "enter" and the display will read "Waiting for file from
COM port". DMX CONTROL 512 is now ready to receive the file from your PC.
If you are using SD Backup, follow the instructions for "Send File". If using Hyper Terminal, call the
version that you created for DMX CONTROL 512. Click on "Transfer" on the top menu bar and select "Send
Text File". A dialog box will appear allowing you to select the DMX CONTROL 512 text file that you made
when you saved the memory. Find the drive and folder where you created the file if it is not in the current
window, select the file and click on "Open". Hyper Terminal will begin to transmit the file. The DMX
CONTROL 512 display will read "receiving file". After the file has been sent, DMX CONTROL 512 will restart
and show its startup display. If any errors have been detected, DMX CONTROL 512 will prompt you to retry.
Check your connections and try again. The length of time it takes to update the memory will vary
depending on the amount of memory in use at the time it was recorded.

11.4.UPDATING THE SOFTWARE

The software that runs DMX CONTROL 512 can be updated with new versions available from the ROBE
web site at www.robe.cz New software updates will include new features as well as
additions to the fixture library.
To copy the new software file from your PC to DMX CONTROL 512, go to the DMX CONTROL 512 menu
selection labeled "update software". Press "enter" and the display will read, "Download new program".
DMX CONTROL 512 is now ready to receive the file from your PC. As an alternative you can access this
menu by holding down the "menu" and "erase" switch while powering up DMX CONTROL 512.
If you are using SD Backup, follow the instructions for "Send File". If you are using Hyper Terminal,
call the version that you created for DMX CONTROL 512. Click on "Transfer" on the top menu bar and select
"Send Text File". A dialog box will appear allowing you to select the text file that you downloaded from
the web site. Make sure that the file has been unzipped before trying to use it (the file will end with .txt not
.zip). Find the drive and folder where the file is located, select the file and click on "Open". Hyper
Terminal will begin to transmit the file. The DMX CONTROL 512 display will read, "receiving new program".
After the file has been sent, DMX CONTROL 512 will restart and show its startup display. If any errors have
been detected, DMX CONTROL 512 will prompt you to retry. Check your connections and try again. It will
take several minutes to transfer the file.
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