Maintenance and Upgrades
Boot Block
A-3
Replacing the Option Panel
1. Replace the option panel sliding it in such that the unpainted edge is underneath the rear
part of the opening.
2. Line up the holes in the panel with the holes in the bottom and install and tighten the
screws.
Powering up
When you have Þnished, turn the PC2 over, plug in the power adapter, and turn the power on.
You should see the usual start up messages. If the ÒBattery voltage is lowÓ message still appears,
review the battery replacement steps to see if you missed something.
Boot Block
Although the PC2 comes from the factory with an operating system (OS, also called engine
software) and factory setups already installed, you may decide to upgrade the software and/or
hardware at a later time to add more features or sounds. The PC2 boot block lets you install new
software and factory setups into Flash ROM. The boot block also provides hard reset and
diagnostic options.
Execution of any function in the boot block may cause or require a hard reset causing erasure of
the setups that you have created. To save them, back them up using a MIDI Sysex dump as
described on page 4-4.
Starting the Boot Block
When you power up the PC2, it displays ÒWaiting for scanner,Ó then displays ÒPlease waitÓ after
a couple of seconds. When you see ÒPlease wait,Ó press and release the
Panic
button.
After the boot block message banner and version number are displayed, the Þrst of several
menu items appears on the screen. Pressing the buttons underneath the display scrolls through
the menu items. Pressing the
Enter
button (
Yes
is printed underneath) invokes the menu item in
the screen.
About Software Upgrades
You can get software upgrades for your PC2 from KurzweilÕs FTP website
(www.youngchang.com/kurzweil/html/downloads.html) or from your Kurzweil dealer. A
computer (Mac or PC) with a MIDI interface and sequencer is necessary for transferring the
software to your PC2 using MIDI Sysex. A list of compatible software sequencers will
accompany your software upgrade kit. If you donÕt have a computer, your PC2 can be upgraded
by a Kurzweil Service Center.
The software upgrades are encoded as one or more standard MIDI Þles. Filenames are in the
format
PC2XVVV.MID
, where
X
is the block being updated (
b
for boot block,
e
for operation
system, and
s
for setups), and
VVV
is the version number (
V.VV
). DonÕt attempt to install Þles
with names that donÕt conform to this format; it wonÕt work.