Orban 8500 - 2. Back up your settings, automation, and user presets.

OPTIMOD-FM 8500 TO 8600 UPGRADE INSTRUCTIONS
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replace its DSP board because the correct DSP board is already installed. All
you must do is run the 85008600 upgrade software, carefully following the
instructions below.
B) In Diagnostic Screen 3, check the Available Space line. Any amount less
than 3000KB is insufficient for the upgrade and is likely to cause it to fail.
Low amounts of available space are usually caused by large numbers of User
Presets. If you have less than 3000KB of available space, back up your user
presets using 8500 PC Remote software and then delete these presets from
your 8500. If this fails to increase the amount of available space to more than
3000KB, consult Orban Customer Service. (Contact information is located at
the end of this document.)
C) Obtain your Optimod’s MAC address.
Orban uses this to make a custom build of the upgrade software that will
only upgrade an Optimod having that specific MAC address.
a) Establish an Ethernet network connection between your computer and
your 8500. You can do this via a TCP/IP network or directly between your
computer and the 8500. For a direct connection, you must use a crossover
Ethernet cable and you must give your computer a fixed IP address (turn
DHCP off). For details, refer to Networking and Remote Control starting on
page 2-57 of the 8500 V3.0 Operating Manual and To initiate
communication on page 3-79 of the 8500 Manual. You can access this
manual by launching the 8500 PC Remote software; the manual is
availahble from the Help menu.
b) Obtain your Optimod’s MAC address. It appears in the HELP > DIAGNOSTICS
screen of PC Remote software when it is connected to your Optimod.
2. Back up your settings, automation, and user presets.
A) Establish an Ethernet network connection between your computer and your
8500. See step (1.C)a) on page 3.
B) During the upgrade to v3.0 software from v2.06 or lower, the settings of the
setup controls in the list below are not retained and cannot be restored au-
tomatically from PC Remote. Write down their values in the table below be-
fore upgrading so that later you can set them via PC Remote or your 8500’s
front panel.
CONTROL NAME
VALUE
CONTROL NAME
VALUE
Analog Out Level
dB
Analog Out Source
Digital Output 1 Level
dB
Digital Output 2 Level
dB
Digital Output 1 Source
Digital Output 2 Source
Digital Output 1 Pre-Emphasis
Digital Output 2 Pre-Emphasis
Digital Output 1 Word Length
Digital Output 2 Word Length
Digital Output 1 Dither
Digital Output 2 Dither
Digital Output 1 Sample Rate
kHz
Digital Output 2 Sample Rate
kHz
Digital Output 1 Sync
Digital Output 2 Sync
Digital Output 1 Format
Digital Output 2 Format