Final thread from EMC:
"You can upgrade to the new version for US$116. The problem with KN6k/7k is still the coded file format and the lack of support from Technics Japan, so regretably we are still limited to Kn5k"
(trade secrets & no free lunches pertain)
Thanks again Roger, Rikki, Alec for your help(I might get more from Larry G's Tutoria)