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USING THE DISK DRIVE
The disk drive is used for memory backups and software updates when it is installed in your Show
Designer 2. The disks that you read and write using the Show Designer 2 can also be used on your PC
allowing you to make copies and download software updates from the factory website.
MEMORY BACKUP
Go to the menu function “save memory file to disk”, the message “Press enter to save file to disk” will
appear on the top line of the display. The default file name will appear on the bottom line. You can use the
data wheel or an external keyboard to enter a new file name. Insert a formatted disk in the drive and press,
“enter”. The message “File has been saved to disk” will appear when finished. It can take several minutes
to write the file depending on how much memory has been used. The contents of the entire Show
Designer 2 memory are backed up including all menu settings, fixture profiles, scenes, presets, chases and
shows. The disk file is a binary file and will have the DOS file extension .sdm and is compatible with
Windows as long as you adhere to Window’s file naming rules. The file name can use up to 8 characters.
Show Designer 2 does not support Windows long filenames (names with more than 8 characters).
Important Note: This file type is different than the text file type used to back up the memory using the
COM port as described in the next chapter. The two file types are not interchangeable even though they
are both used for the same purpose. You can’t take a memory file that you made with a COM port backup
and load it in using the disk drive. You must use the COM port to reload that file.
MEMORY RESTORE
With your memory backup disk inserted in the drive, go to the menu function “load memory file from
disk”. The message “Select memory file, then press enter” will appear on the top line of the display. The
name of the first Show Designer 2 memory file on the disk will appear on the bottom line of the display.
Use the + or - switch or data wheel 1 to select the desired file if there is more than one memory file on the
disk. Press, “enter” to load the file. Warning: the current memory will be overwritten. It can take
several minutes to load depending on the size of the file. The Show Designer 2 will reboot after the file has
been successfully loaded.
SOFTWARE UPDATE
Insert a disk with the software update file on it. The file must have the name SD2Vxxx.txt (xxx is the
version number). Go to the Show Designer 2 menu function “update software”, and then press, “enter”. If
the proper file name is found on the disk, the Show Designer 2 will go into update mode and start reading
the file. The message “receiving new program” will appear in the display. It will take several minutes to
complete the update. After the software is successfully updated the Show Designer 2 will reboot with the
new version installed. If there are any errors an error message will appear and you will have to start over
using the auto load method described in the next paragraph. Software updates can be downloaded from the
factory website at www.elationlighting.com.
SOFTWARE UPDATE USING AUTO LOAD
The auto load method of updating the software forces the Show Designer 2 to load new software on
power up. This may be necessary if there were problems trying to update the software using the menu
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