Muse Research Receptor manual v1.2 - Manual (Page 169)

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Updating Receptor Software
One thing you’ll want to do regularly is check for updates to Receptor’s operating system and, if one exists,
download it and install it into Receptor.
Checking for Receptor System Updates
To check the web for updates to Receptor’s system software:
1 First, check your Receptor to see what system version it’s currently using.
To do this from Receptor’s front panel, press the SETUP button, then rotate the top display knob until the System
Version parameter is displayed on the top line. Your Receptor’s current system version is shown in the bottom line. To
do this from the graphical user interface, click the SETUP tab and look at the System Version shown in the Info block
of the Setup screen.
2 Launch your computer’s web browser and go to www.plugorama.com
3 In Plugorama, click the Updates link in the Receptor section. You will then see a page showing you which
Receptor system updates are available.
4 If a newer version is available, download it to your computer as discussed in the next section.
Downloading Receptor Software Updates
To download a Receptor software update:
1 Locate the system update you want to download as discussed in the previous section.
2 Follow instructions on Plugorama to download the update to your computer.
Receptor downloads the system update to your browser’s default download location.
Installing a Software Update on Receptor
To install the downloaded update onto Receptor:
1 Make sure that Receptor is mounted on your computer as discussed in “Mounting Receptor on your
Computer’s Desktop” on page 149.
2 On your computer, locate the software update you downloaded and drag it to the Drop Installers Here
folder on Receptor’s hard drive.
3 Once the update has been copied to Receptor, you can install it from within Receptor. You may do this
using either Receptor’s front panel or its graphical user interface, as described below:
Front Panel Method:
On Receptor’s front panel, press the SETUP button, then rotate the top display knob until Install/Upgrade is displayed
on the top line. The bottom line shows how many files there are to install. Press the bottom display knob to install the
files. You’ll be asked to confirm the installation. Rotate the bottom display knob to select Yes, then press the bottom
display knob again to install.
NOTE: In order for the update to take effect, most system update installs will cause Receptor to restart automatically.
Upon successful installation, Receptor moves the update packages into the Installed folder, located within the Drop
Installers Here directory. Once installed, you may delete these files -- they are no longer needed by Receptor. If you
wish, you can copy these files to your computer desktop for backup.
Graphical User Interface Method:
On the graphical interface, click the SETUP tab in the View bar and press the Install n files button (where n = number
of files in the Drop Installers Here folder).
NOTE: In order for the update to take effect, most system update installs will cause Receptor to restart automatically.
Upon successful installation, Receptor moves the update packages into the Installed folder, located within the Drop
Installers Here directory. Once installed, you may delete these files — they are no longer needed by Receptor. If you
wish, you can copy these files to your computer desktop for backup.