- Connect the AC power cable to the AC IN connector.
- Press the MR16 power switch.
- Press the [MENU/ENTER] dial to enter the MENU mode.
- Rotate the [MENU/ENTER] dial and select the “USB” menu.
- Press the [MENU/ENTER] dial.
- Locate the [MENU/ENTER] dial and select the “Disk Protect” menu.
- Press the [MENU/ENTER] dial and set “Disk Protect” to “Off” by rotating the [MENU/ENTER] dial. Then, press the [MENU/ENTER] dial. With this setting, the Disk Protect mode is turned off indicating the condition that the software update file can be copied to the MR16 internal HDD.
- Rotate the [MENU/ENTER] dial to select the “< < Back” menu and press the [MENU/ENTER] dial.
- Rotate the [MENU/ENTER] dial and select the “USB Device Mode” menu.
- Press the [MENU/ENTER] dial. If MR16 is correctly put into the USB mode, the display on the right will appear on the LCD. Now MR16 is ready to connect to PC or Macintosh.
- Connect the USB cable from the MR16 USB port to PC on which Windows XP/2000 is running or Macintosh on which OS X is running.
CAUTION: MR16 can be connected to
PC on which Windows XP/2000 is running or Macintosh on which OS X is running
for software update as well as audio data transfer. Of course PC/Macintosh has
to be equipped with a USB port.
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PC or Macintosh recognizes MR16 as
an external removable disk.
Windows XP/2000
The example indicates that MR16 is
recognized as a removable disk (E) in the My Computer on Windows XP PC. Unzip
the software update file with “zip” extension (e.g. MR16_V102.zip) normally
sent together with a technical bulletin. If you do so, a software update file
(e.g. MR16V102.MOT) will be created. Place a newly created software update file
with “MOT” (motorola format) extension in the root directory tree of the Removable
disk (E).
By double-clicking the removable drive (E) (MR16),
the window will appear. You can see that the software update file
(MR16V102.MOT) is placed in the top directory tree of the Removable Disk (E).
After transferring the software
update file is completed, do not turn off the USB connection by pressing the
MR16 STOP key. First, you need to safely remove the MR16 from PC
side by opening the “Safety Removable Hardware” in the tool bar and pressing the
“Stop” button on Windows XP/2000 PC.Then, you can
turn off the USB connection from the MR16 side.
Macintosh OS X
MR16 is recognized as “MR16” on the Macintosh OS X desktop. By double-clicking
the MR16 icon, the window will appear.
There are five song folders and one software update file “MR16V101.MOT”.
Unzip the software update file
with “zip” extension (e.g. MR16_V102.zip) normally sent together with a
technical bulletin.
Copy and paste a newly created
software file with “MOT” (motorola format) extension (e.g. MR16V102.MOT) onto a
root directory of MR16 HDD connected to Macintosh (OS X)
After transferring the software
update file is completed, do not turn off the USB connection by pressing the MR16
STOP key. First, you need to press the EJECT button on Macintosh.Then, you can
turn off the USB connection from the MR16 side.
CAUTION: There is a case that it
takes time for PC or Macintosh to recognize MR16 as an external device. While
the “ACC” (access) indication on the upper right of the MR16 LCD is flashing in
the USB mode, do not disconnect the USB cable between MR16 and PC / Macintosh.
- Disconnect the USB cable between MR16 and PC / Macintosh.
- On MR16 with the normal display appears, press the [MENU/ENTER] dial while holding down the [STOP] key to access the Service Mode menu.
NOTE: Pressing the [MENU/ENTER] dial
while holding down the [STOP] key allows to access the "Version" and
"Version Up" Service menu only. Press the [MENU/ENTER] dial while
holding down the [STOP] and [POWER] keys.
- Rotate the [MENU/ENTER] dial and select the “Service Mode” menu.
- Press the [MENU/ENTER] dial.
- Rotate the [MENU/ENTER] dial and select the “Version Up” menu.
- Press the [MENU/ENTER] dial.
- Rotate the [MENU/ENTER] dial and select a software update file with the version number you would like to update.
- As long as the file name is different, up to five-software update files can be placed in the root directory.
- Press the [MENU/ENTER] dial.
- The selected software file is displayed together with the software version number. To go on, press the [MENU/ENTER] dial while holding down the [REC] key.
- The software updating procedures begin. “File loading...”, “Flash ROM Erasing...” and “Flash ROM Writing...” will appear in order. It will take about one minute to complete the procedures.
- Upon completion, “Completed” will appear on the LCD.
- Turn off the power once and then back on to complete the software update procedures. In the meantime, confirm the software version number and the programming date displayed for a short instance in the boot-up process.
- The software version can be checked by the “Version” Service Mode menu. In the condition with normal display appears, press the [MENU/ENTER] dial while holding down the [STOP] key to access the Service Mode menu. If you do so, the display on the right will appear on the LCD. Rotate the [MENU/ENTER] dial to select the “Service Mode” menu and press the [MENU/ENTER] dial.
- Select the “Version” menu and press the [MENU/ENTER] dial. The display on the right will appear on the LCD. It indicates that the programming date is February 5th, 2007,the version number is V1.02 and the CPU revision number is E2. To get back to the normal display, press the [STOP] key.
- Press the [STOP] key to return to the normal display mode. Then, press the [MENU/ENTER] dial to enter the MENU mode.
- Rotate the [MENU/ENTER] dial to select the "System" menu and press the [MENU/ENTER] dial.
- Rotate the [MENU/ENTER] dial and select the “Init Memory” menu.
- Press the [MENU/ENTER] dial.
- The display contents on the right appear on the LCD. Press the [MENU/ENTER] dial while holding down the [RECORD] key. This operation will initialize all the system settings to default.
CAUTION:The “Initialize Memory”
operation sets all the system settings
to the default values. For example, the “Disk Protect” setting in the USB menu
is set to “ON” after initializing the memory. If you would like to update the
software in future, please remember that it has to be set to “OFF” again.
HOW TO ENTER SERVICE MODE
- Connect the AC cable and power on MR16. After the boot up procedure is completed, the display on the right will appear on the MR16 LCD.
- Press the [MENU/ENTER] dial while holding down the [STOP] and [POWER] keys. If you do so, "Service Mode" is displayed on the MR16 LCD.
CAUTION: If the [POWER] key is
held down for more than three seconds, MR16 turns off. Be careful to expedite the
above manipulation)
- Rotate the [MENU/ENTER] dial and select “Service Mode”. Then, press the [MENU/ENTER] dial. You can see service menus will appear on the MR16 LCD. Select one of the service menus you would like to execute and press the [MENU/ENTER] dial.
