Yamaha DM2000/02R96 Version2 Upgrade Guide
This document explains how to upgrade the DM2000/02R96 Version2 system software. System software Version2 (2.0 or later) should be installed on the DM2000/02R96 beforehand.
Precautions (please be sure to read these precautions)
The user assumes full responsibility for the upgrade. Back up important data before upgrading. If you fail to follow these instructions properly, or turn off the DM2000/02R96 or disconnect the USB cable while the upgrade is in progress, the DM2000/02R96 may be damaged. This software is for upgrading the DM2000/02R96 system software from a computer via USB. MIDI drivers other than the Yamaha USB-MIDI driver cannot be used. If the upgrade fails while the new system software is being transferred to the DM2000/02R96 due the power being turned off, the USB cable disconnected, etc., when the DM2000/02R96 is turned back on again it will startup in download mode, not normal mode. In this case you should reconnect the cable and perform the upgrade again. If the DM2000/02R96 does not work properly after upgrading, and youve tried upgrading several times, please contact your Yamaha dealer. This software and its documentation is copyright Yamaha Corporation. Reproducing or modifying all or part of this software or its documentation without permission is strictly prohibited. The screen shots in this guide are for use with this upgrade procedure only and may be different to the actual screen shots. Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Apple, Mac, and Power Macintosh are registered trademarks and Mac OS is a trademark of Apple Corporation, Inc. OMS is a trademark of Opcode Systems, Inc. SmartMedia is a trademark of Toshiba Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders and are hereby acknowledged.

System Requirements

Windows OS: Computer: Memory: Hard disk: Display: Macintosh OS: Computer: Memory: Hard disk: Display: Mac OS 9.0 - 9.2.2, Mac OS X 10.2 or higher Power Macintosh G3/233 MHz or higher that features a USB port Available memory of 16 MB or more (Turn off the virtual memory.) Available space of 10 MB or more 1024 x 768 pixels, 256 colors or more (32,000 colors or more recommended) Windows 98SE, Me, 2000, XP Home Edition, XP Professional PC that features a USB port and an Intel Pentium or Celeron-family processor of 433 MHz or higher 128 MB or more Available space of 10 MB or more 1024 x 768 pixels, 256 colors or more (High Color 16-bit or more recommended)

Contents of the folder

Windows DMUpgrade.exe Dm2k.pgm or 02r96.pgm Other files Macintosh DM2K_patchE or 02r96_patchE Dm2k.pgm or 02r96.pgm System software installer System software of DM2000 or 02r96 System software installer System software of DM2000 or 02r96 Other files are necessary for installer. (Keep all files on the folder.)

DM2000 users

DM2000 users can upgrade system software by using a SmartMedia disk. Required Devices One SmartMedia (8 - 128 MB) formatted on the DM2000 SmartMedia writer that copies the files from the computer to a SmartMedia Upgrading the System Software 1. After you download and decompress the upgrading software files, select and copy the file called dm2k.pgm to a SmartMedia that was formatted on the DM2000. At this time, do not copy any files other than dm2k.pgm. 2. Turn off the power to the DM2000. 3. Insert the SmartMedia (to which you copied the dm2k.pgm file) into the CARD slot, then turn on the power to the DM2000. 4. Count down starts and the upgrading process begins. The upgrade takes about 2 minutes. While the upgrade is in progress, do not turn off the DM2000 or remove the SmartMedia. 5. When the message Completed appears, and the DM2000 has rebooted itself in normal mode in about five seconds, the upgrade is complete.
Upgrading the System Software
1. Start the computer and check to see if the following steps are complete. Installing the Yamaha USB-MIDI Driver in the computer Connecting the computer and the console using a USB cable Backing up the data in the user memories in the console
Note: Before starting the upgrade program, quit all other programs. While the upgrade is in progress, do not start any other programs or switch between windows. Note: If your computer enters Sleep or Energy Save mode, data transfer to the DM2000/02R96 may stop, so disable these functions to prevent this from happening. Note: Do not connect any USB devices other than the DM2000/02R96, USB mouse or USB keyboard. Connect the DM2000/02R96 directly to a USB port on your PC, not via a USB hub.
2. While pressing and holding down the [REC] button in the transport section on the DM2000 (or the MACHINE CONTROL [REC] button on the 02R96), turn on the power to the console. Continue holding down the [REC] button until FLASH UPDATE appears on the display. 3. Double-click DMUpgrade.exe (or DM2K_patchE or 02R96_patchE for Mac OS) The installer window opens.

Click [Next]. The following I/O port setting window opens.
5. Make sure that YAMAHA USB IN 0-1 is selected for the Input port and that YAMAHA USB OUT 0-1 is selected for the output port, then click [Next]. A window indicating the installation progress opens, and the system software is installed. The installation process takes a few minutes (10 minutes on Mac OS X). If you are using Mac OS 9, select DM2000-1 (or 02R96-1) for the Input port, and DM2000-1 (or 02R96-1) for the output port. Note that the port names vary with the OMS setup files. 6. When the installation is complete, the following window opens and the DM2000 reboots itself in normal mode.

Error Message List

Errors in connection to the console Unable to connect to the console. Make sure that the power to the console is turned on and that the console and the computer are connected via the USB cable. If the console is in normal operation mode, press and hold down the [REC] button and turn on the power to the console to place it in Flash Update mode. Make sure that the Flash Update in the console has been updated to V2.0. If you are using Mac OS 9, make sure the OMS setup is correct. If the error persists, turn off and on the power to the console and restart the installer. Installer cannot proceed because there is no access key, which is needed for installation. The access key is not written in the console. Install the version2 system software using a DM2000V2K/02R96V2K package beforehand. This application does not correspond to the console. This message appears when the installer is not compatible with the console, for example when you used a DM2000 installer to upgrade the 02R96. This version has already been installed. No need to install. To cancel installation, click [Do not install]. To install and overwrite the current software, click [Reinstall]. Cancel installation if there is no problem in operating the console. Error Messages on the Console Protocol Error Vendor Error This message appears when the FLASH UPDATE is not V2.00 or later. Install the version2 system software using a DM2000V2K/02R96V2K package beforehand. Please grant authority The access key is not written in the console. Install the version2 system software using a DM2000V2K/02R96V2K package beforehand.

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Mackie HR624 & HRS120
Mackie has followed up the success of the HR824 active monitor with a more compact version. Brad Watts combines them with the new earth shaking HRS120 sub.
he mighty Mackie machine marches forward! Since the release of the HR824 a couple of years ago, Mackie could well be the heir apparent to the Industry Standard Studio Monitor crown. So many studios I visit have a pair that one could refer to the HR824 as the NS10 of the 21st century. Quite an achievement in a market now saturated with monitors, all claiming to give the flattest response. Now while the 824 is a fine monitor it can be a little large for smaller studios and project setups. Additionally, with the growing need for monitoring multichannel formats such as 5.1 surround, Mackie has decided to release a monitor more suited to such production a compact version of the 824 utilising a six-inch bass driver and aptly tagged the HR624. Along with the release of the 624, Mackie has bestowed on us the earth-shaking HRS120 sub bass cabinet. I happily took receipt of two HR624s and a single HRS120
to the THXpm3 guidelines. The pm3 designation is for smaller THX rooms.

Six of the Best

Initially well inspect the 624s, as theyre the starting point for any system. As with most monitors these days, the 624s can be ordered in single units. The front panel keeps a similar look to the HR824 only this time round with a little more class. The upper waveguide is a die-caste zinc alloy and is acoustically non-resonant. This accommodates the high-end driver along with the power/mute button and power LED. A separate red overload or clipping LED informs you if the signal is getting a little too hot. The shiny Mackie badge even gets integrated into the swish looking waveguide facade. The bass driver fits snugly below. Various options are available for mains power. A three-position switch at the rear of the box sets power to either On for typical operation, Standby or Auto On. Most interesting is the Auto mode. In Auto mode the monitors will power up when they sense a signal greater than -74dBu. After four to five seconds the monitors come to life. After a period of eight minutes or so the 624s will slip back into sleep mode. Good, I suppose, if youre extremely energy-conscious but Im more inclined to keep powered monitors on all the time. Protection circuits are employed to protect the drivers. A blinking overload LED informs you when youve tripped the thermal overload and a compression circuit cuts in to reduce input level to the monitors. You really notice when the compression kicks in. Mackie point out that this compression is not for mixing. The actual cabinets are built from 16mm MDF and finished in a black woodgrain veneer, with the front panel being 26mm thick MDF. The boxes are strengthened further with internal bracing. Adiabatic foam fills the interior of the cabinet to further reduce internal reflections and standing waves. The typical high standard of Mackies manufacturing ethics are reflected in the HR624s. Driver-wise the 624s employ a (ready for this?!) 170mm die-cast magnesium frame bass driver and a 26mm viscous edge-damped aluminium-alloy dome high end driver. The rear of the cabinet features a six by nine-inch (elliptical) passive piston radiator. This system extends low frequency response by either absorbing or, in fact, augmenting bass frequencies. Its a system that negates the need for porting and vents, and thus avoids the breathing or chuffing sounds associated with ported cabinets when run at high sound pressure levels. This radiator design
sub the walls in my studio havent been quite the same since! Mackie certainly means business with the 624s. The monitors and sub adhere to the guidelines of Lucasfilms THXpm3 standard (like the 824s before them). THX approval implies that your production equipment is suitable for use in a studio carrying the THX badge. The studio must use this approved equipment and the studio must be configured to THX standards. These thorough standards stipulate reverb decay times, room acoustics, the control rooms noise floor, monitor placement. and the list goes on. The standard exists so that a mix produced in a THX room will translate correctly in a THX approved cinema. The HR624 and HRS120 adhere

results in sound actually emanating from the rear of the cabinet, so setting the 624s close to walls will affect their timbre. The rear panel offers three EQ settings for placing the boxes against walls, on top of a console or freestanding situations. Amplification is provided via a 100W (continuous) amp for the lows and a separate 40W amp for the highs. The crossover is a Mackie modified LinkwitzRiley 24dB per octave at 3kHz. The cabinets are relatively small (330mm x 210 x 264) an ideal sizing when you have five monitors in the one room. The rear of the HR624 features a similar adjustment regime as the HR824. A three-position switch adjusts low frequency response for differing speaker placement. A low cut filter switches between 49Hz cut for normal operation and an 80Hz cut for THX arrangements (or if used with a sub). A high shelf filter offers 2dB beginning at 10kHz. A pot adjusts input sensitivity. Connection of signal to the 624s can be either balanced XLR, TRS jacks or unbalanced RCA plugs. As with the 824s, the connections exit downward so you can get the speaker right up against a wall if need be, plus it keeps things tidy around the back. Voltage can be switched for 110V or 240V operation and check that its correct before plugging them in. One of the review models nearly got a double dose of voltage, which could have turned ugly. Performance is very similar to the HR824 apart from the (obviously) more constrained bass response. The 624s begin to roll off at 49Hz as opposed to the 824s 38Hz. The top end starts its dwindle at 20kHz and drops by 3dB at 22kHz when the 824s have a much steeper roll off of 3dB between 22k and 22.5kHz. Compared to the 624s, a pair of 824s will add an extra 6dB of SPL at one meter. Apart from that, the specs are remarkably close. The same flat and consistent response that made such a splash when the 824s were released. I much prefer the upper frequencies of the smaller 624s and was surprised at my own acceptance of a metal tweeter. Normally I run a mile from anything but soft dome or silk but the 624s offer a precise top end without being overly grainy. This top-end formulation combined with the waveguide does provide a startlingly solid stereo image. Everything, and I mean everything, improves with the addition of the HRS120 sub.
inch driver is situated in the bottom of the cabinet facing the floor. Again, the box is filled with acoustically absorbent material to cut down on the internal reflectivity. The cabinet is black woodgrain veneered MDF. Theres 25mm MDF for the bottom, 19mm thick sides and a very solid 32mm for the top. Now were getting an idea as to where that weight comes from. Internal volume of the cabinet is 60.88 litres. That bottom-firing driver travels through 45mm of cone excursion to give a lowend response of 19Hz frighteningly low for a box of this size. Watch the levels as well. With an SPL of 117dB at one meter, one should exercise some care. Driving the driver is a 400W amplifier utilising negative feedback circuitry. The amp will stretch to 500W peaks before you achieve clipping level. Input and control of the sub resides around the back. Here, push-buttons engage various filter and gain settings. A 15Hz subsonic filter avoids any ultra low signal. A second filter section engages either a variable filter from 55Hz to 110Hz or a 110Hz brick wall filter for AC3 and DTS formats the filter may be completely bypassed. An LFE gain button adds the prerequisite 10dB of gain for AC3 encoded material. Overall input sensitivity can be adjusted along with 180 polarity. Information for either a stereo or THX setup is printed clearly on the back. Left and right inputs and outputs are available as either balanced XLR or RCA connections. One could combine this sub with any monitors. Should two or more subs be your cup of tea, slave in/master out I/O allows the daisychaining of HRS120s. Two rather useful inclusions are the sub bypass footswitch jack and a remote indicator jack. The bypass will switch the full signal to the satellite monitors and by adding a little 24V light to the sub bypass light jack you can have yourself a rude sub light [Mackie owners in-joke CH] to let you know when that sub is engaged. Top marks.

Recommendations

The setting up of a sub can take a while. After sliding the HRS120 around the room on a piece of carpet I was more than happy to return it to where I first placed it in between the 624s in the same plane. The two are a match made in heaven simply follow the Mackie instructions and youll be pretty much there. Id recommend the HR624s to anyone as a stable and reliable reference and Id go so far as to say these really could be the new NS10 brave words, I know. The HRS120 is also a fine cabinet. Id happily use the sub with any satellite system. Yet again, Mackie have come up with a winner.

Chief Sub

The HRS120 is a box to be reckoned with. Unfortunately the first reckoning youll be doing with this sub is moving it. Its very heavy. (At 42.6kg, its heavier than some people I know.) Now if Mackie are going to print such extensive information on the subject of sub bass placement in the manual, Id urge them to put some handles on this monster. Its a nightmare to move! Get a strong friend to help when setting up these subs or heed Mackies advice and use a small wheeled cart. Wire it up on your small wheeled cart and you could drive it around the control room. Tally ho! Mackies passive radiator design makes a rather successful appearance in the HRS120. What looks like a 12inch driver in the front of the box is actually a passive cone or radiator. The real (or should that be active) 12-

Manufacturer Info

Mackie Email: info@mackie.com Web: www.mackie.com See our distributor directory for local contact details
Price HR624: US$xxx; HRS120: US$xxx 85