User manual KURZWEIL K2600 MUSICIANS GUIDE REV A PART NUMBER 910330 APPENDIX A

[. . . ] You can also use the Alpha Wheel and Enter button to select options. Boot Loader Main Menu When the boot loader starts up, its main menu appears -------|K2600|Boot|Loader|v0. 03|------||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| |||Install|System|||||Hard|Reset||||||| |||Install|Objects||||Run|Diags|||||||| |||Run|System|||||||||Fixed|Diags|||||| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||OK||| Initially, the Install System option is highlighted. After invoking various actions, however, other options may be selected by default, as the context suggests, upon returning to this menu. Install System / Install Objects Use Install System to install the K2600 operating system and diagnostics Þles by loading them from floppy or from a SCSI device and programming them into Flash ROM. Use Install Objects A-1 K2600 Boot Loader Install System / Install Objects to install ROM objects into Flash ROM. After either option is invoked, a dialog box such as the following will be displayed. ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| ||Device|to|install|from:||floppy|||||| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| ||||SCSI|ID|of|this|unit:||N/A||||||||| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||Cancel|||OK| From this dialog box, you can select which device contains the system or ROM-objects Þle. [. . . ] Typically, youÕll load the A Þle Þrst, although the order isnÕt signiÞcant. The OK soft button selects the highlighted Þle for loading, or changes to the highlighted directory. The Cancel button aborts the installation and returns to the menu. Parent changes to the current directoryÕs parent directory, while Root changes to the diskÕs root directory. The NewDrv button returns to the previous page, allowing you to choose a different drive from which to install. After you select a Þle by pressing the OK button, you will be asked to conÞrm the installation. The K2600 will display a message of the form Ready to install operating system from Þlename on device or Ready to install ROM objects from Þlename on device. When it displays this message, it will Þll in Þlename and device with the name of the Þle and device you have selected. To confirm that you want to proceed, press the OK soft-button. If you do so, you will not be able to interrupt the installation. Alternatively, the Cancel button will return you to the menu, or the Choose button will allow you to select a different device or Þle from which to install. A-2 K2600 Boot Loader Run System While the K2600 is installing the Þle into Flash ROM, the top line of the display will gradually Þll to indicate the progress of the operation. Note that operating system Þles and ROM object Þles are of different formats. If you try to install a Þle using the incorrect menu option, the K2600 will think the Þle is corrupt and will refuse to install it into Flash ROM. If this happens, simply choose the correct menu option from the boot loaderÕs main menu, and repeat the installation. If there is a problem accessing the drive or installing the Þle, an error message will be displayed. At this point, you can (1) abort the operation with the Abort soft button and return to the menu, (2) press the Retry button to try the operation again, or (3) choose another device or Þle by pressing the Choose button. If you load a new operating system, you should then load all the object Þles corresponding to the ROM programs you have (always load the basic objects Þle, then load the Live-mode, Orchestral-block, and Contemporary-block object Þles if you have the sampling option and the Orchestral and Contemporary ROM blocks. Run System The Run System option executes the engine software. When this option is invoked, the operating system and ROM setups are checked for integrity. [. . . ] Press Menu to return to the Boot Loader page. After the system diagnostic Þnishes, youÕll see a warning about erasing RAM objects during the diagnostics. If you donÕt want to lose any data in RAM, you should save everything before exeduting any of the diags. Press any button on the K2600Õs fron panel to contiue to the A-3 K2600 Boot Loader Run Diags Dagnistics page, where you can choose from a series of diagnostic tests. These tests can be useful in identifying problems you might be having with your instrument. ------|K2600|Diagnostic||Ver|0. 02|______ LCD||||||||||||Scanner|||||Sine|Wave|||| Engine|Blk|||||MIDI|Uart|||Sound|ROM|||| Object|Blk|||||FDD|R/W|||||Sound|RAM|||| RAM/PRAM|||||||SCSI||||||||1st|NVRAM|||| I/O|Port|||||||VLSI|&|ZRAM|2nd|NVRAM|||| FDD|Init|||||||SamplingOpt|KDFX|Relays|| BurnIn|Forever||||||||||||||||||||||OK|| A Few Precautions 1. [. . . ]