Free The Tone FF-1Y Use and care manual

Firmware Update
Procedures
FUTURE FACTORY
RF PHASE MODULATION DELAY

OverviewofUpdateSteps
1.PrepareaPC(Windows)orMac(Macintosh)computerandsetupyourMIDIinterfacefordata
transmission.
2.DownloadMIDIsoftware(forMac:SysExLibrarian,forWindows:SendSx)fromthespecified
websiteandinstallitonyourcomputer.
3.DownloadthelatestfirmwarefromtheFreeTheToneʼswebsite.
4.ConnecttheFUTUREFACTORYtotheMIDIinterfaceandsendthefirmwaretotheFUTURE
FACTORYbyusingtheinstalledMIDIsoftware.
5.WhentheFUTUREFACTORYDisplaycountsfrom“0”upto“100”andstops,pushthe
【SAVE】switch,andtheunitwillautomaticallyrebootitselfandthefirmwareupdatewill
becompleted.Sincetheuserpresetcontentsarenoterasedbythisprocess,userscan
safelydotheupdate.
FirmwareUpdateProcedures
1.ConfirmationofFirmwareVersion
1)TurnonthepowertotheFUTUREFACTORY.
2)Lookatthedisplayonthetoppanelandnotetheversioninformationshownjustafter
poweringup.
3)TurnoffthepowertotheFUTUREFACTORY.
Youwillseeanumbersuchas“1.0”,etc.Iftheversionnumberofthefirmwaretobe
downloadedfromtheFreeTheTonewebsiteislargerthantheoneyousawonyourFUTURE
FACTORYʼsdisplay,pleaseproceedtotheupdatestepsdescribedbelow.Iftheversion
numbersarethesame,thenthelatestfirmwarehasbeeninstalledinyourunitbefore
shipmentfromourfactoryandyoudonothavetoperformfirmwareupdate.
2.PreparationofComputerandMDIInterface
1)PrepareaPC(Windows)orMac(Macintosh)computerandaMIDIinterface.
2)ConnectthecomputerandtheMIDIinterface.
3)DownloadtheMIDIinterfacedriverandmakedatatransmissionready.
AtthisphasetheFUTUREFACTORYandtheMIDIinterfacearenotconnected.
RegardingsetupproceduresforyourMIDIinterface,pleaserefertoitsoperationmanual.
(*WerecommendYAMAHAUSB-MIDIINTERFACEUX16becauseweusethismodelfor
operationtests.)
3.DownloadoftheLatestFirmwareforFUTUREFACTORY
FromtheFreeTheToneʼswebsite(http://www.freethetone.com/support/download.html),
downloadthelatestfirmwarefilefortheFUTUREFACTORYandunzipit.
Besuretowritedownthename(ex:FIRMWARE)forthedownloaddestinationfolderin
whichyousavethefile.
NOTE:Whendownloadingthefile,youmaysometimesencounteramessagewhichsaysthat
downloadingFF-1YFIRMWAREV＊＊.ZIPcandamageyourcomputer.Insuchacase,ignore
themessageandcontinuethedownload.
Notethat＊＊=firmwareversionnumber.
4.DownloadandInstallationofMIDISoftware
Macusers:gotopage3.
Windowsusers:gotopage7.
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2.ConfigurationofSysExLibrarian
SelecttheMIDIinterfacetobeusedfromthemainwindowʼspull-downmenu.
Select“Port1”fortheYAMAHAUX16.ThelistofinterfaceswillnotbeshowniftheMIDIinterfaceisnot
connectedortheMIDIinterfacedriverisnotinstalledcorrectly.Insuchacase,pleasecheckiftheMIDI
interfaceisconnectedcorrectlyandthedriverhasbeeninstalled.
ForMacComputer
1.PreparationofMIDISoftware
1) Downloadthefreeware“SysExLibrarian”fromhttp://snoize.com/SysExLibrarian/andsaveitinanyfolder.
2)UnzipthedownloadedZIPfileandinstallit.
3)StartSysExLibrarian.Thefollowingscreenwillappear:
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3.SelectionofUpdateFile
1)Clickthe“+”(or“Add...”onsomeversions)buttonlocatedneartheleftbottomcornerofthemainwindow.
2)SelectthelatestFUTUREFACTORYfirmwarefileyouʼvedownloaded.
Afterselectingthefile,thefollowingmessageappears.Clickthe“OK”button.
Whenyouselecttheinterfacetobeused,thescreenchangestothefollowingone:
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Whenthefileissuccessfullyread,itsfilenameislistedasshowninthefigurebelow.Clickthefilenameto
highlight.NowthefiledatainyourMacisreadytosend.
4.ConnectingFUTUREFACTORYandMIDIInterface
1)ConnecttheMIDIinterface'sMIDIOUTterminaltoFUTUREFACTORYʼsMIDIterminal,andswitchthe
MIDIINOUTswitchto"IN".
2)Whileholdingdownboththe【A-DLY-BSEL】and【SAVE】switchesontheFUTUREFACTORY,turnon
thepowertoit.Thedisplayindicates“00”.NowtheFUTUREFACTORYisreadytoreceivethedata.
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OUT
INPUT LEVEL
SIDE
LINE INST
IN OUT
FRONT REAR
MIDI
A A
(SERIES MODE)(MONO)
BIN OUT B EXT
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