Pioneer MEP-7000 - Manual (Page 13)

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Updating the Firmware
You can use DJS to update the firmware of your MEP-7000 to the latest version.
In order to download the update package and run the update program, connect your
computer to the internet and Log on as a user who has been set up as a computer
administrator.
Before Updating the Version of the Firmware
If you have not complete the user registration process, you will not be able to run the
updater for your MEP-7000.
Consequently, please complete user registration. →
‘3-1 User Registration’
Before you start up DJS, connect the drive unit of your MEP-7000 and the control unit
with the special remote control cable and then after connecting the drive unit of the
MEP-7000 to your computer with a USB cable, turn on the MEP-7000’s drive unit.
→
‘1-1 Connecting to your computer’
When you have two or more MEP-7000s
It is not possible to update more than one MEP-7000 at a time. So please connect one
unit to your computer at a time.
1
After clicking [Help] on the DJS menu, click [Version UP].
• Once you click [Version UP], it checks our server for whether there is an update
package or not; if there is, the [Update Package Detected] screen opens.
• If there is not an update package newer than the version currently being used, it is
not possible to update the software.
2
After the [Update Package Detected] screen opens, click the [MEP-
7000 Firmware] check box ON and then click [Yes].
• Once you click [Yes], the update package start downloading. Once the download
finishes, the [Starting Version Update] message opens.
3
After the [Starting Version Update] message is displayed, click [OK].
• Once you click [OK], the update starts. Once the update finishes, the [Update
Complete] message opens.
4
After the [Update Complete] message is displayed, click [OK].
• Once you click [OK], the [Update Complete] message closes.
5
Turn OFF your MEP-7000.
• If you do not turn OFF your MEP-7000 one time, the update will not take effect.
Warning!
In Windows Vista
Follow the steps below to make the administrator
settings.
1. Log on as a user who has been established as
the administrator for the computer.
2. Right click the [DJS] shortcut icon on the
desktop and then click on [Properties].
3. Click the [Compatibility] tab in the [DJS
Properties].
4. Click on [Run this program as the
administrator.] so the check box is ON.
5. Click [OK] and then close the [DJS Properties]
window.
Before connecting your MEP-7000
It is necessary to install driver software on your
computer. Please do not connect the MEP-7000
to your computer until you have finished
installing the driver software. For information on
how to install the driver software, please refer to
“ABOUT THE DRIVER PROGRAM” in the
Operating Instructions of your MEP-7000.
Login Name and Password
Once you access our server, you will prompted for
the Login Name and the Password you specified
when you registered as a user.
Note
Multiple Update Packages
If update packages other than the firmware for
your MEP-7000 are detected, such as for the DJS
software, the manual, MEP-7000 driver software,
and so on, they will be displayed all together in
the [Update Package Detected] screen.
If you click their check box(es) and select them,
the selected update packages are downloaded and
one update runs after another.
Update package detected when DJS
starts up
If you log on to your computer as a user with
administrator privileges and your computer is
connected to the internet and your MEP-7000 is
connected to your computer, every time you start
up DJS, it will check our server to see if there are
any update packages; if there are, the [Update
Package Detected] screen will open.
Note
Starting and Finishing Updates
If you selected more than one update package, the
Starting Update and Update Complete messages
are displayed repeatedly. If an update package for
DJS software is selected, DJS will close
temporarily and then start back up automatically.
Checking the Firmware Version
For information on how to check your MEP-
7000’s firmware version, please refer to
“USING
THE UTILITY” in the MEP-7000 Operating
Instructions.
Note