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USING THE COMPACT FLASH INTERFACE
MEMORY BACKUP
Go to the menu function “save memory file to CF”, the message “Press enter to save file to CF” will
appear on the top line of the display. The default file name will appear on the bottom line. You can
use the data wheel or an external keyboard to enter a new file name. Insert a formatted CF card and
press, “enter”. The message “File has been saved to CF” will appear when finished. It can take
several minutes to write the file depending on how much memory has been used. The contents of
the entire Show Designer 2CF memory is backed up including all menu settings, fixture profiles,
scenes, presets, chases and shows. The file will have the DOS extension .sdm and is compatible
with Windows as long as you adhere to Window’s file naming rules. The file name can be up to 8
characters long. Show Designer 2CF does not support Windows long filenames (names with more
than 8 characters).
IMPORTANT NOTE: This file type is different than the text file type used to back up the memory
using the COM port as described in the next chapter. The two file types are not interchangeable
even though they are both used for the same purpose. You can’t take a memory file that you made
with a COM port backup and load it in using a CF card.
MEMORY RESTORE
With your memory backup card inserted in the slot, go to the menu function “load memory file from
CF”. The message “Select memory file, then press enter” will appear on the top line of the display.
The name of the first Show Designer 2CF memory file on the CF card will appear on the bottom line
of the display. Use the + or - switch or data wheel 1 to select the desired file if there is more than
one memory file on the card. Press “enter” to load the file. Warning: the current memory will be
overwritten. It can take several minutes to load depending on the size of the file. The Show Designer
2CF will reboot after the file has been successfully loaded.
SOFTWARE UPDATE
Insert a CF card with the software update file on it. The file must have the name SD2Vxxx.txt (xxx is
the version number). Go to the menu function “update software”, and then press, “enter”. If the
proper file name is found on the disk, the Show Designer 2CF will go into update mode and start
reading the file. The message “receiving new program” will appear in the display. It will take several
minutes to complete the update. After the software is successfully updated the Show Designer 2CF
will reboot with the new version installed. If there are any errors an error message will appear, and
you will have to start over using the auto load method described in the next paragraph. Software
updates can be downloaded from the Elation website at www.elationlighting.com.
SOFTWARE UPDATE USING AUTO LOAD
The auto load method of updating the software forces the Show Designer 2CF to load new software
on power up. This may be necessary if a previous attempt to update was unsuccessful. The Show
Designer 2CF will automatically power up in auto load mode if the program was improperly installed
or if there is no program installed. The message “Rom empty, reload program” will appear in the
display if this is the case. You can also force the Show Designer 2CF into auto load by holding down
the menu and erase switches when powering up. Before turning on the power you must first insert a
CF card with the new software program on it. You must also rename the new software file
“autoload.txt”. The CF drive will automatically try to load this file on power up.
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