This zipped archive includes the version 1.0  Operating System and version 1.01 Setups files for the PC2. Since all PC2s have shipped with these versions or later versions, there is no need to install either or both of these files unless you have a specific need to downgrade to an earlier version. 

We normally recommend doing a Hard Reset after installing a new file. Therefore, if you have any user created Programs or Setups, you should do a system exclusive dump of the memory before updating. Please read Resetting the PC2 on page A-5 of your manual for more info.

Details on how to update your PC2 can be found in your manual, starting on page A-3, however, for convenience sake, we have also detailed the upgrade procedure below.

These files are in Standard MIDI File  (.MID) format, therefore you will need a software program or hardware sequencer, such as one built into a keyboard, or a stand alone sequencer or MIDI file player. The files contain system exclusive data, and therefore, your software or hardware must be able to properly send sysex messages.

We have tested the following software applications and know that they work correctly for sending sysex to the PC2 (other software that we have not tested may also work without problems):

PC Platform:

Commercial software: Cakewalk* & Logic

*Some versions of Cakewalk send the sysex information to quickly for the PC2 to process. However, it is possible to slow down the transmission of sysex information by making a change to an INI file. If you are having problems loading the file into the PC2 when using Cakewalk, please consult the online help in the Cakewalk program for details on this.

Shareware/Freeware: Windows Media Player can be downloaded at
        
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/en/Download/default.asp


Macintosh Platform:

Commercial software: Performer & Logic

Shareware/Freeware: MIDIGraphy 1.4.3 (older versions tend to crash w/OS 8 and 9), can be downloaded at 

http://member.nifty.ne.jp/mmaeda/e/works.html

Please note that Windows Media Player for the Mac does NOT work.

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Installing files into your PC2:

Boot Block 

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 "Waiting for scanner" then displays "Please wait" after a couple of seconds. When you see "Please wait" press and release the Panic button. After the boot block message banner and version number are displayed, the first 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. 

Setting Up For a Software Upgrade 

1. Connect a MIDI cable from the MIDI Out of the computer's MIDI port or interface to the MIDI In of the PC2. 
2. Launch the sequencer application. 
3. Open the .MID file using the sequencer program. 
4. Start the boot block on the PC2 using the directions above. 

Installing an Operating System or Setups 

1. Select Install Engine by pressing the Enter button. 
2. Select via MIDI by pressing the Enter button. 
3. Start playing the MIDI file from the sequencer. While loading, the bottom line of the PC2's display will show a message "Segment X of Y" where X starts at 1 and increments with each segment up to Y segments. If the display continues to show "Waiting for MIDI" after starting the sequencer, stop and restart the sequence. 
4. Depending on the size of the file, it may take up to 17 minutes to completely load at which point the bottom line of the display will show "Done". Then, if you have another file to load, open that file from the sequencer and start playing it. 
5. After you have completed loading all of the MIDI files, press the Cancel button twice to get back to the main boot block menu, scroll to the Hard RESET menu item, and select it by pressing Enter. Before doing a hard reset, please read Resetting the PC2 on page A-5 of your manual, so you can avoid losing any of your PC2 programs or setups. 
6. Press Yes to execute a hard reset; the PC2 will restart with the new operating system and/or setups. 




