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X-HD card – User's Guide

Upgrading Firmware on the X-HD card

What You'll Need

• Standard MID Interface, including all drivers necessary for proper operation on aMac OS X (10.2 or

higher) or Windows XP computer.

• ApogeeUpdater application, available for Mac OS X and Windows XP.

• Firmware file – download the firmware file and the ApogeeUpdater from our website here:

http://www.apogeedigital.com/downloads/

• Patience to follow each step precisely.

Verify X-HD Firmware Version

In most cases, the present X-HD firmware version is indicated on a label affixed to the board.

After updating, it may be best to replace this label with a new one indicating the new firmware

version.

Verify MIDI Interface

• First, verify that the MIDI interface is operating correctly with

your computer and operating system, following the interface

manufacturer's guidelines.

• Open the ApogeeUpdater application and click on the Inter-

face Test button.

• In the MIDI Test window (shown at right), select a MIDI Input

and MIDI Ouput from the interface to be tested. Using a

standard MIDI cable, physically connect the selected output

to the selected input. This connection creates a loop through the interface, allowing the ApogeeUp-

dater to verify if MIDI data is correctly transmitted through the interface.

• Press the Perform Test button – progress of the test may be observed in the Status Bar and the

percentage indicator above the Bar. If the unit passes, the massage "MIDI Interface successful" is

displayed. If the message "Your MIDI Interface failed the test" is displayed, verify the proper opera-

tion of the interface with the computer and operating system.

Make Connections

• Unplug the unit and remove the top cover.

• Connect a MIDI cable from the MIDI Interface's output to the

X-HD's MIDI Input connection, found on the X-HD card. Do not

use the MIDI connector found on an AD or DA16X's mother-

board (see the diagram at right).

Load Firmware into ApogeeUpdater App

• After downloading the firmware file from the link above, unzip

the file.

• In the ApogeeUpdater app, click on the Open File button and

navigate to the unzipped file.

• Select the file and press OPEN (OPEN will remain grayed out

until a valid .apo file is selected).

• Once the firmware file has been loaded, click on the MIDI

Output drop-down selection and select the interface output

connected above (as shown at right).

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X-HD card – User's Guide

Upgrading Firmware on the X-HD card

Set Host Interface

• Connect the Host Interface's AC Input. Please be aware that lethal voltages are present.

• Set the Host Interface Clock Source to Internal and Sample Rate to 44.1kHz.

Update!

• In the ApogeeUpdater app, press the Download to

Unit button.

• Update progress is displayed by the two Status

Bars; the first bar displays the erasure of old firm-

ware, while the second bar displays the installa-

tion of new firmware. Once installation of firmware

commences, two LEDs on the X-HD card,one

red and one green, will begin to flash. Once the

update is finished, only the green LED should remain lit.

• If problems are encountered, simply reload the firmware and try again.

Reset Unit

• Reset the Host Interface by holding the DOWN button while powering on the unit. Remove the AC

Input cable, detach the MIDI cable, and re-install the Host Interface's top cover.

Troubleshooting

• If the download fails for any reason:

• Check MIDI cable connections,

• Re-verify the interface using the Interface Test.

• Verify that the Host Interface is set to Internal clock, 44.1kHz sample rate.

• If Interface Test fails but the interface appears to otherwise operate correctly, the interface may be

incompatible with the ApogeeUpdater app due to proprietary "latency reduction" data in the MIDI

stream.

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