Panasonic Upgrade Utility For Audio Mixer WR-DA7 Version 2.0 Users Guide

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Setting up the DA7 
Set up the DA7 for transmitting and receiving data with your PC. 
1.Select the MIDI button in the SETUP section on the TopPanel of the DA7
to display the [MIDI>SETUP] Window of the LCD display.  This is so you
can set up the transmit and receive data parameters. 
2.Select [TO PC] in the [PORT SELECT] area in the [SERIAL I/O SETUP]
area.
3.Cursor to [BAUD RATE] within the [SERIAL I/O SETUP] area of the
[MIDI>SETUP] window. Use the parameter dial to select [38.4K].
4.Cursor to [PORT], and select [TO PC] in both the [Gen RX] and [Gen TX]
fields in [MIDI>SETUP] window.
5.Cursor to the [CH] area. Be sure to select the same MIDI CH numbers
that are used on the Upgrade Utility’s [SET UP] window in the [Gen RX]
and [Gen TX] fields. Remember that all MIDI channel #s must be the
same.
6.Cursor to the [SYSTEM EX] field. Select [TX] and press ENTER. Select
[RX] and press ENTER.
MIDI SETUP Window 
						

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7.Select the MIDI button so as to display the [MIDI BULK] window on the
LCD display. Cursor to the [RX] field. Select [RX] and press ENTER. The
RX field appears in inverse video.
MIDI BULK Window 
						

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Operating the DA7 Upgrade Utility
Menu window 
Start by displaying the [Menu] window -[DA7 Upgrade Utility] -on your
computer. Select the function that you want to perform by pressing: 
Set Up, Version, Backup, Upgrade, Restore or Exit.
[Setup]This button accesses the [Setup] window.  This is where you
select the Serial Ports and the MIDI Channels to be used for
transmitting and receiving data with the DA7.
[Version]This button accesses the information about the software version
that currently resides within your DA7.
[Backup]This button accesses the area where you begin the process of
backing up the data from the DA7, and where you select the
types of data (such as Mixes, Scene Memories, etc) to be backed
up.
[Upgrade]This button accesses the area where you begin the process of
upgrading the software in the DA7 (An upgrade takes
approximately 20 minutes). The upgrade procedure begins by
restarting the DA7.  You will then receive messages that display
both on the computer monitor and the LCD panel of the DA7
with instructions for upgrading the console.
[Restore]This button accesses the area where you begin the process of
restoring the user data that was saved in the backup operation.
[Exit]This button closes the DA7’s Upgrade Utility. 
						

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[SETUP] 
Clicking on the [Setup] button displays the [Setup] window. This is where
you select the Serial Ports and the MIDI Channels to be used for transmitting
and receiving data with the DA7.
Selecting the serial port
For Macintosh:  Select either the Modem Port or Printer Port
For Windows/95:  Select from COM1, COM2, COM3 or COM4 Port
Selecting the MIDI channels (for transmitting and receiving) 
Any MIDI Channel 1 through 16 can be selected for Receiving and
Transmitting data. Once you have selected a channel in the upgrade utility
window, you must also check that it is selected to the same channel that has
been set in the [Gen RX] and [Gen TX] fields of the [MIDI>SETUP] Area of
the DA7’s [MIDI>SETUP] window. 
						

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[VERSION]
Clicking on the [Version] button opens a window with a text line saying,
“connecting...” in it.
When a successful upgrade has been completed, the window returns to the
Menu window, displaying the version number of the DA7 at the top right. 
If the connection was not made successfully an error message will appear.
Click the [OK] button to go back to [Menu] window and check the set up
ports and connections. 
						

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[BACKUP]
1.Clicking on the [Backup] button in the [Menu] window displays the
“Please Display MIDI BULK Window at DA7.” 
2.Press the [MIDI] button in the SET UP section on the Top Panel of the DA7
until the [MIDI>BULK] window appears on the DA7’s LCD.
3. Click the [OK] button in the [Backup] window on the computer’s display. 
						

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[BACKUP]
4.The [DATA Selection] window appears. Select the data that you need to
backup onto your computer from the following list:
[CURRENT]Current Set Data
[PRG CHG TBL]Program Change Table
[CTRL CHG TBL]Control Change Table
[SCENE MEM]Scene Memory
[CH LIB]Channel Library
[EQ LIB]Equalizer Library
[DYN LIB]Dynamics Library
[AUTOMATION]Automation
[MIDI REMOTE]MIDI Remote Library
5.Click the [Backup] button after making a selection.  
						

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[BACKUP]
6.A dialogue box for designating the file to be saved appears.  In this box,
select the folder named backupdata. If there is no folder already created,
you MUST create a folder with the file name backupdata. 
Once this folder is open, you can name the file in which you are saving
the data from your DA7.  The name of this data file can be anything you
wish, however, the file name cannot contain any spaces.
7.Click the [Save] button in the dialogue box for Mac, or click the [OPEN]
button for Windows 95. Data reception will begin automatically.  A bar
graph will display the progress. When data reception is finished, the bar
graph disappears and returns to the [DATA Selection] window.
8.Click the [Cancel] button to return to the [Menu] window. 
						

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[UPGRADE]
1.Clicking the [Upgrade] button in the [Menu] window of your computer
will display a dialogue box showing the source folders and files.  Open a
folder and select the file for upgrading the DA7. (ex. V200R23.mot.)
2.Click the [Open] button of the source dialogue box.
3.The Upgrade box is displayed and asks you to confirm both the existing
version number and the new one. Click the [OK] button to confirm that
the two versions numbers displayed are correct. 
						

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[UPGRADE]
4.Follow the instructions on your computer’s display.
• Power OFF the DA7. 
• Power ON the DA7 while simultaneously holding down the SELECT
and ON keys of the MASTER LR Channel and the #1 key on the
numeric Ten Key Pad.  A message confirming the start of the upgrade
will be displayed.
• Cursor to the [OK] button on the DA7 and press the ENTER key
5.Click the [OK] button on the computer’s display. A message confirming
that a previous program in the DA7 will be erased will appear.  This is
normal.
6.On the DA7 LCD display, Cursor to the [OK] button.