On the site http://www.kn7000.nl there is already an update available for the technics kn7000 ...version 1_3...two disks.
So soon ???

Alain

Not really, in fact it is the same system that was supplied programmed in my 7000.

Interestingly the 7000 has a more sophisticated system update than the 6X00 series. The procedure will ask you to checksum the disks before it erases the existing operating system, a very necessary and intelligent step to avoid accidents and problems. This is now part of the update, as well as the separate checksum option.

Then you can update, and if you are trying to update with an identical system to the one loaded in the machine already, it will tell you so and give an option to cancel or proceed.

My 7000 is version 1.3, program 893, table 80.

Hello. I just aquired a kn7000 and am wondering how you tell the OS it is sporting. Is there anywhere I can get a copy of the floppies it came with? Thanks.

Not sure where you can get the updates. However you can check your version by switching on whilst holding the sound buttons [PIANO] [GUITAR] [MALLET & ORCH]. Mine shows version 1.6. Somewhere around my home I may still have the disks, but at this moment I don't know where! I'll try and research from where I downloaded them. I think it was a German site
Keith

Found a site, but it is german! http://www.piano-schmitz.de/download/download.htm

Some of the other sites that had it, including Australia seem to be now closed down.
Keith

Which version is an honest to goodness "Factory" update? Which version came from Technics?

Thanks, Tim

Thanks a lot guys. With your help I see my 7000 has 1.6 on it now. I think windows can convert languages if I can just remember how to do it.

Either the Google toolbar, or, http://babel.altavista.com/tr Walter.

Can anyone explain the difference between version 1.3 and 1.6? My 7000 has version 1.3 but I hesitate to upgrade unless there is a good reason to do so!

Thanks for any further clarification!

Ted Rose

My understanding is that one of the versions past 1.3 corrected an erroneous reporting of the free capacity on the SD card and also corrected an (unspecified) problem with the use of the EW series of sound expansion cards.
Keith

I went on this website,when I clicked on Disc 1, a message told me the page was not available.

Derek Munson

Hello,

After reading this topic I checked my KN7 and found it was the earlier version so i went to the German site and using altavista converted it to English and downloaded the upgrade. It all went pretty straight forward though I have not seen any difference in the keyboard, must be working away in the background.
Isn't this site the best.

Baz

The German site shows 4 diskette contents:
KN-7000 DISK 1: kn7-16_a.exe (1.11MB)
KN-7000 DISK 2: kn7-16_b.exe (926 KB)
KN-7000 DISK 3: kn7-14_3.exe (1.4MB)
KN-7000 DISK 1: kn7-14_4.exe (1.2MB)

When I check the version of my KN7 OS it shows version 1.5. Does this mean that I can upgrade to 1.6 by using only the first two diskettes????? I can read the German text reasonably, but cannot understand from it whether I need all 4 disks or just the two kn7-16 disks.

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When I used the disks I just followed the instructions as they came up. You could try just disks 3 and 4 and after initializing your keyboard check if the version shows 1.6, if not start again using all four disks.
It was straight forward if you follow the instructions.

Baz

OK, but what are the instructins?

just switch on with the first disk of the pair in the drive while holding down panel memories 1 to 4. For the rest just follow the instructions in the screen - be SURE to do a checksum on ALL disk BEFORE attempting the upgrade proper. If there is no pressing reason to do the upgrade (since most people can see little or no difference afterwards) think carefully about proceeding since in the unlikely event it fails for whatever reason it will mean a trip back to repair station or factory which now will entail even more hassle than normal.