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REQUIREMENTS
TherearethreecriticalrequirementswhichmustbemetbeforeusingthisprocedureandREPLACEMENTMODE:
1. Youmustalreadyhave,orbeabletomakeaconfigurationbackupfilefromtheoriginalAPEX
2. YoumusthaveafunctionalAPEXdisplaymodule
3. ThenewAPEXmustbeoftheexactsamemodelastheAPEXbeingreplaced
ThereisonemorerequirementapplicableonlytoAPEXbaseunits–thisdoesnotapplytoAPEXJR:
4. Youmusthavea12‐voltACadapterforAPEX
Additionally,thisprocessrequirestheuseofadesktopornotebookcomputerrunningWindowsorMacOS.
IfyouuseanAPEXbutdonothavea12‐voltadapter:
YoumaypurchaseonedirectlyfromNeptuneSystems
YoumaypurchaseonefromyourpreferredresellerofNeptuneSystemsproducts
Youmayacquireanduseonefromothersourcesifitmeetsthesespecifications:
o 12‐voltDCoutput
o 2.1mmplug
o Plughaspositive(+)onthecenterpin
o DCoutputratingis0.5amps(500milliamps),orgreater
ManyhomeInternetrouters,otherhomenetworkgear,andsomeconsumerelectronicsusesimilarAC
adapters;youmightalreadyhaveoneonhandwhichmaybeusedtemporarilyduringthecloning
process.
Usetheflowchartonthenextpagetodetermineifyoucanusethecloningprocedure.