evertz 7700FC - Viewing Startup Information; Remote Upgrade Procedure Using Vistalink; Downloading the 7700 FC Frame Controller Image

7700 MultiFrame Manual
7700FC VistaLINK® Frame Controller
Revision 1.4.7 7700FC-17
Start the terminal program and configure the port settings of the terminal program as follows:
Baud
57600
Data bits
8
Parity
No
Stop bits
2
Flow Control
No
7.1.2.2. Viewing Startup Information
1. Once HyperTerminal is connected, insert the 7700FC VistaLINK
®
Frame Controller in its slot.
2. 7700FC booting information will then be sent to the HyperTerminal window. Wait for the card to
finish booting (it will stop at a login screen).
3. Scroll to the top to find the section like below.
EVERTZ 7700FC BOOT MONITOR.
MON8240 1.1 BUILD 9.
COPYRIGHT 2000 EVERTZ MICROSYSTEMS LTD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
UPGRADE JUMPER ABSENT
RUNNING 6C0000
>> NetBSD/evertz 7700FC Boot, Revision 2.0 Build 12
>> (rjalali@brain, Fri Nov 5 10:33:15 EST 2004)
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If you do not see the boot up messages check to make sure you have the correct
COM Port specified in HyperTerminal, and the status bar at the bottom of the
HyperTerminal screen shows that it is connected.
4. Make note of the 7700FC Boot revision (as shown in bold above) and compare it with criteria 2 in
section 7.1.
7.2. REMOTE UPGRADE PROCEDURE USING VistaLINK
®
To do the remote upgrade for the 7700FC VistaLINK
®
Frame Controller you will need the following setup:
• A working install of a VistaLINK
®
Pro client or VLPRO-C that’s version 10.0.7 or greater.
• A downloaded and unzipped FC image file from http://www.evertz.com
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To disable your DHCP refer to section 6.2.1.
7.2.1. Downloading the 7700FC Frame Controller Image
1. Download the image file ”7700FC Image File” from the Evertz web site (www.evertz.com –
Downloads link, Firmware Downloads link, Type “7700FC” in the Model search and press “Go”.).
Save the file to the hard drive.
2. Unzip the downloaded file and store it in a selected sub-directory. Record the location of the stored
file.