elektraLite CP100 Manual Part One - Manual (Page 54)

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TO UPGRADE YOUR SOFTWARE
Software upgrades are available off the Elektralite website at no charge for operating system version 1
(WWW.G1LTD.COM/ENTER.HTM) or via email (contact Group One Ltd. directly). If you want to
upgrade to Operating system Version 2, 3 or 4 software then contact you local distributor. Versions 2,
3 and 4 all carry a price but they are not expensive.
For your knowledge and information:
Version 2 Operating System adds a monitor output and all the necessary software to run it.
Version 3 Operating System: just go to page 17: “making a fixture that’s not there”, for a full
explanation of what Version 3 can do.
Version 4 Operating System adds an effects generator/engine for automatic insertion of circles,
ballyhoos etc.
Also Version 3 & 4 are capable of controlling the CP-100 expansion panel. The expansion panel adds
12 x dimmer submasters and 12 x regular submasters. The expansion panel can be added to the CP-
100 at anytime and is an integrated unit not some separate piece ‘on the side.
Before installing any software upgrade into the CP-100 console it is strongly recommended that you
make a copy of the current software that you are running. Electronic forms of communication such as
the world wide web, and email can be susceptible to corruption during a transfer. If you load in a
software upgrade that has been corrupted you can at least revert back to the old version and still run
your show. Don’t jump down our throats about this one. All lighting consoles that accept disk drive
software upgrades are susceptible no matter how much money you spend on them. We’re just being
blatantly honest about it!
1) Insert a blank diskette into the disk drive on the back panel of the console.
2) Press “MENU” to call up the “Main Menu” display
3) Press F1 for the “STORAGE” display
4) Press F2 for the “SOFTWARE” display
5) Press F1 to save the current version of the software.
6) When finished, take the disk out of the drive and label it.
7) Insert the diskette that contains the software upgrade into the disk drive.
8) Press F2 to load the software upgrade.
The changes to the software will not take effect until you power down and re-start the console. A
warning prompt with this information will be displayed upon completion of the software loading.
THE SECONDARY METHOD OF SOFTWARE UPGRADE
There is a secondary method in which you can upgrade the software. However great care has to be
taken when utilizing this ‘backdoor’ method. Please go to the section towards the end of this manual
called “Forcing software into a CP-100”.