Grass Valley DVCPRO Board Upgrade - Manual (Page 12)

DVCPRO Board Installation
12 DVCPRO Upgrade Installation
Installation Summary
The following lists the tasks for completing the DVCPRO upgrade. You may not
have to perform all the tasks listed, depending on your unit’s serial number and
previous upgrades, if any, you have performed.
To install the DVCPRO upgrade you must:
1. Upgrade Profile system software to version 3.2 or higher.
2. Update Profile circuit board firmware.
3. Install additional Master and Slave EDR board memory if required.
4. Install the DVCPRO board and verify performance.
5. Update Windows NT 4.0 Emergency Repair Disk.
The following sections give more information on completing each of these tasks.
The procedure starts on page 18.
Upgrading Profile System Software
The Profile system software installed in the PDR200 must be version 3.2 or higher
to support the DVCPRO boards. This software should have been ordered and
received along with this DVCPRO upgrade kit. To check the software version
installed in your Profile system, open the VrdPanel application and choose
Help |
About VdrPanel . The software version is listed as the product version in the
displayed window. If you do not have software version 3.2 or higher, contact your
Grass Valley Group representative.
NOTE: Complete software upgrade instructions are located in the Profile
System Software Release Notes included with your software kit. Be sure to
thoroughly read the release notes before upgrading your Profile system
software.
Updating Profile Circuit Board Firmware
After you install the correct version of Profile system software, you may need to
update the firmware of some Profile circuit boards. Profile system software
provides the software utilities for doing this. The procedures are described in the
release notes and in the Profile Utilities chapter of the Profile Family User
Manual.