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OPTIMOD-FM 8500 TO 8600 UPGRADE INSTRUCTIONS
C) Using PC Remote, back up your Setup and Automation files and your User Pre-
sets. It is important to save these in plain text, not in encrypted form. See To
back up User Presets, system files, and automation files onto your computer’s
hard drive starting on page 3-80 of the 8500 V3.0 Operating Manual.
When you back up your settings to PC, write down the backup path so you
can easily find the backup files later. The backup path will appear just before
you dismiss the backup dialog window.
Note that these files and settings will be erased completely from your
8500 when it is upgraded to 8600 functionality, so backing them up in
plain text is important—otherwise, you will be unable to complete step
(7.H) on page 11, where you restore the settings to your upgraded 8600
by using 8600 PC Remote software.
3. Install 8500 software version 3.0.1 or higher.
[Skip this step if your 8500 is running v3.0 software or higher.]
A) After upgrading to V3.0.x from an 8500 version below 1.3.0, the Diversity De-
lay Trim is reset automatically to 8.0000 seconds and the Diversity Delay is set
to OFF. If you use the Diversity Delay and your current software is lower than
1.3.0, record your current Diversity Delay Trim setting (I
NPUT/OUTPUT 7 screen).
From this recorded setting, subtract 0.00815625 seconds and use the result to
re-enter this value after the upgrade.
For example, if your delay setting before the upgrade was exactly 8.0 seconds,
the value to be entered after the upgrade is 7.991843750, calculated as fol-
lows:
8.000000000
– 0.008156250
= 7.991843750
B) Download the latest version of 8500 software from ftp.orban.com. Be sure to
choose the correct version for your unit (FM or HD).
C) Run the software you downloaded, following the 8500 PC Remote Setup Wiz-
ard step-by-step instructions to install components for the Optimod 8500 PC
Remote application.
D) View the README file for information about the 8500 version history and
about updating the 8500 software. Most of the version history in the 8500
README applies to the 8600 too. It will be of interest if you are familiar with
an older version of 8500 software and want a compact overview of what im-
provements occurred over the years. The 8600’s improvements over the 8500
are discussed in the 8600 README, but the 8600 README does not cover im-
provements made to the 8500 before the 8600 was introduced.
E) Open an Ethernet network connection between your computer and your
8500. [See step 1.C)a) on page 3.]
F) Update your 8500’s software via 8500 PC Remote. Updating your 8500’s Soft-
ware starting on page 2-66 of the 8500 V3.0 Operating Manual provides in-
structions.
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