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UPGRADING SYSTEM 9740 SOFTWARE IN A SINGLE-NODE SYSTEM
NOTE: Any external computer interface (such as an access control system, alarm system, fire system, building management/
control system, or VMX200) that is using the P protocol to communicate with a CM9740-CC1 running version 7.8 or lower soft-
ware is not compatible with version 8.03.012 of CM9740-CC1 software. Contact Technical Support for additional information.
To upgrade System 9740 software in a single-node system, proceed as follows:
1. Upgrade CM9760-KBD and CM9760-KBR firmware to version 8.03. To perform this step, obtain the necessary firmware
and installation instructions in the CM9760-KBD-E80 upgrade kit that is provided for each CM9760-KBD/CM9760-KBR in
your system.
If you already have a CM9760-KBD/CM9760-KBR in your system running firmware version 8.03, do the following:
a. Log off the KBD/KBR.
b. Disconnect the KBD/KBR by unplugging the cable from the COM 1 port of the KBD/KBR.
c. Set DIP switch 7 on the KBD/KBR to the ON position.
d. Reconnect the cable to the COM 1 port.
2. For each CM9740-MXB in your system, upgrade firmware to version 8.04 by replacing the U12 PROM chip located on the
video output card with one of the chips supplied in the System 9740 software upgrade kit. Refer to Appendix A for
detailed instructions to upgrade CM9740-MXB firmware to version 8.04.
3. If your 9740 system contains a CM9760-DT/CM9760-DT4 running software version 3.20 or earlier, you must do either of
the following:
• Replace the DT/DT4 device in your system with a DT/DT4 device that is running version 8.01.
• Remove the DT/DT4 device in your system and use the internal DT software of the CM9740-CC1 (version 8.03.012). To
use the internal DT, you must connect your ASCII communications device (ACD) directly to the CM9740-CC1, thereby
eliminating connection to the existing DT/DT4 device (external DT) in your system. Note that when you replace an
external DT with the internal DT, you may need to reprogram operator-related data using System Manager (version
8.03.012). To replace an external DT with the internal DT, refer to Appendix B for additional information.
4. Using the AT-compatible keyboard attached to the CM9740-CC1, do the following:
a. Press Alt+N to view your current configuration file name.
b. Press Ctrl+Q to stop the System 9740 program and to enter DOS mode. The C:\9740 prompt appears.
c. Copy all current configuration files (also referred to as flat files) from the C:\9740 directory to a floppy disk. At the
C:\9740 prompt, enter the following:
copy c:filename.* a:
where
filename
is your current configuration file name displayed in step 4a. For example, if your file name is test
(default name assigned at the factory), enter the following:
copy c:test.* a:
After the files are copied, label the floppy disk using a unique name. Note that you will need to use the disk later in
this procedure as directed.
5. Upgrade System Manager software:
a. If you wish to maintain an archive of event messages recorded in the current System Manager database, save the
database before it is removed in step 5b below. The default location of the System Manager database file,
sys32db.mdb, is as follows:
C:\Program Files\Pelco\System Manager 9760\DB\sys32db.mdb
To store the current database file, move the database file to a different directory on the hard drive of the System
Manager PC or store the database file on a floppy disk and label the disk using a unique name.