360 Systems Short/Cut Editor - Manual (Page 84)

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Note that the unit always maintains the capability to operate using the internal program
memory chips. Some features may be unavailable, (at the time of this writing this only includes
Import/Export Foreign Files), and upgrades and revisions made since the unit was shipped or
the EPROMs were changed will no longer be in effect.
To determine the current version of code that Shortcut is running, and whether it is
Softcode or ROM code, press Dir, key, then hold the A
LT
key and press V.
Soft Code will normally be retained through a Format Internal Hard Disk operation.
Before the Format operation, the Soft Code file is loaded into memory, and is replaced on the
hard drive when the Format is completed.
From time to time, 360 Systems may issue updates to the program on Zip disk. Also, in
the event that the internal hard drive must be replaced, the Softcode will have to be replaced
using the disk that you received with the unit or the latest update disk.
To install Softcode on the Shortcut:
1. Turn off power to the Shortcut. Connect a Zip drive (Zip 100 SCSI, Zip Plus 100 or Zip
250 SCSI) to Shortcut. (If you have used this Zip drive with your Shortcut in its current
configuration, skip to the next step.) The Zip drive must be set to SCSI ID 6 using the
switch on its rear panel. This must be set with the power to the Zip drive turned off.
Termination should be On unless the Shortcut is a unit with a Version 1 main board
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, then
termination should be Off.
2. Turn on power to the Shortcut while holding its S
TOP
key. Continue to hold the S
TOP
key
until the lamp test sequence is finished and the display shows the Special Startup Menu.
3. Press the 5 key or select the item 5. INSTALL SOFT CODE and press E NTER .
4. Insert the Soft Code disk into the Zip drive and press E NTER again. Any existing Softcode
version will be replaced by the new version.
5. The display will confirm that the operation was successful by displaying:
INSTALLATION COMPLETE
TURN POWER OFF THEN ON TO USE SOFT CODE
OR PRESS ‘ENTER’ TO USE SOFT CODE LATER
6. Turn power off, wait 15 seconds and turn power back on. The version number of the
newly installed Soft Code should be displayed during the power up sequence.
Soft Code is a small file that is kept on the hard drive (it only takes up about 2 seconds
worth of audio recording space.) When Shortcut boots up, the setup file is checked to see if
Soft Code is enabled. Then the Soft Code file is loaded into RAM memory, and the normal
operation of the unit is transferred to that copy of the program.
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To check the hardware revision number, press the D IR key, then hold the A LT key and press V.