TC Electronic DB8 MKII - Manual (Page 17)

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HW & installation
upDaTInG Db4/Db8 mKII sOfTware
DB4/DB8 MKII
TC ICON EDITOR
on PC OR MAC
Update Mainframe SW
X-Coupled
Ethernet cable
TV TRANSMISSION PROCESSOR / DB-8
RESET
SUPPLY 2 SUPPLY 1
DUAL POWER REDUNDANCY
STATUS
Updating Mainframe 6000 MKII software
- Download and install TC Icon Editor on a Mac or a PC
- Download Frame, DSP & Net software to a folder on your
computer.
PC example:
Create a folder in the root directory (C), and call the
folder DB8kupdate. The path for this folder is then “ C:\
DB8update”.
Unzip and place the Frame, DSP & Net software in this
folder.
Mac example:
Create a folder on your Macintosh HD and call the folder
s6kupdate.
The path is then “//Volumes/Macintosh HD/DB8update”.
Unzip and place the Frame, DSP & Net software in this
folder.
- Disconnect your computer from your internet router
- Connect the DB8 MKII LAN port to you computers
netcard using a X-coupled ethernet cable
- Open the TC Icon Editor, select the Frame to update and
go to the Frame/System/Update page
- Enter the path for the software:
“C:\DB8update” (for Windows)
or “//Volumes/Macintosh HD/S6kupdate” (for Mac) as
Update Folder path
- Select Frame and press Update SW
- Select Net and press Update SW
- Select DSP and press Update SW
The Icon Editor shows the update status via a progress bar.
A log file of the update can be obtained for service
purposes. The file is saved at the location where the
software is updated from. The file lists the result of the
operation and can be opened with most text editors.
To verify correct update-procedure has taken place,
check the software version numbers both before
and after an update. These version numbers are
located on the Frame/System/Version page.