Eddie Williams replies to Bebop's email/ New Thread

THIS IS FOR UNITED STATES CUSTOMERS ONLY!!

Hey Bill.

Hope all is well with you. Just wanted to let you know that I do have 1.6. Just have folks give me a call. I also wanted to let you so you can pass it along to the Synthzone Gang. Matsushita is continuing to support the musical instrument products service and parts. I will be at the 1-800-Pantune (option 3) 10:00 to 7:00 east coast Monday – Friday.



Eddie Williams/Technics Musical Instruments

HI Eddie,

I just posted this on the forum and wonder if you might have a response to it for our members:



Has anyone yet received or asked Eddie Williams for a Version 1.6 update. I have not but wonder if anyone else has. He sent me 1.5 and it works fine.
Let us all know,
Thanks to Eddie for 1.5. Eddie Williams is our official factory rep here is the US
Bebop





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BEBOP, I called Eddie and he is sending me the version 1.6. No problems. Don

HI ALL,
Yesterday I received Version 1.6 for the Technics Kn7000 from Eddie Williams.
Thank you Eddie for your immediate attention to our needs
Best to all
Bebop

Maybe a idea to ask Nigel make it downloadable here at SZ?
GJ

Good thought Gunnar.
HOW ABOUT IT NIGEL?
I have the discs and I can email them to you.
Let me know
Bebop

Sure, if that is OK with the manufacturer I would be happy to make them available. Just email them to me.

I will write and ask Eddie Williams if it is ok for us to put them on the Synthzone for download. The reason he mails them and does not email them is due to the possibility of corruption in transit and corrupting the operating system of the keyboard. They may not want us to do this for that reason. I will ask and let you know
Bebop

Quote : The reason he mails them and does not email them is due to the possibility of corruption in transit and corrupting the operating system of the keyboard. End of Quote

Precisely

Maybe so Bill, but downloading upgrades
as .zip or .exe files are very common
for most all OS and keyboards nowadays.
Besides of that, there is a "check disk"
function at the KN7 to test disks before
upgrade the OS.
The main issue are maybe to be sure of
that the downloadable stuff are OK in the
first place?
GJ

I agree with Bill especially as there are a few questions on how the install instructions have been compiled
Gunnar is right to point out about the check list but again the instructions are not clear as to what to install is it table 1.4 or is it table 1.6
The 4 disks that I have and came via Panasonic UK are programme 1.6 and Table 1.6 but the instructions are not exactly clear cut.

all the installation instructions you need were in the 7k book before any upgrades were even available

I take your point Gunnar, but does the check system on the KN7000 examine every single byte of the new software? Checksums can be wrong - I have experienced this in the past.
If you download an upgrade for a PC, and install it and then find it is faulty, at least you can revert your PC back to it's original state, either by re-installing the original software, or in XP, by using System Restore. I have known occasions when people have downloaded BIOS upgrades via the internet, installed them and ended up with a 'Dead' PC and that ain't funny
If you install defective software in your KN7000 there is no system restore and you don't have the original software.
I would imagine that the discs supplied by Technics undergo a Byte for Byte comparison check with the original, to ensure their integrity.

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Willum

If they were zipped up then there is no chance of the file being corrupted without that being detected when unzipped because the CRC checksum of the file is checked. Zipping OS files assures that they have not been corrupted.

I know exactly how that feels, been there myself, but
at the same time it's a way of the learningcurve....
There are always a risk that something can go wrong,
also by use of diskettes sendt by snailmail.

Maybe that's the reason that many say: "If it ain't
broke, don't fix it"
If it's not possible to reinstall the OS to the KN7 if
something goes wrong, then it's probably not worth to
bother at all?
Myself I will never learn, have to try all there is
to see what's new or changed after the install

GJ

This morning, Tuesday, I received a reply from Eddie Williams as follows:

I do not think posting 1.6 is a good idea. That is something that would have to be approved by Matsushita Electronic Company.

BEBOP

Taiyo Germany had the aproval of Matsushita Electronic???
regds.
Willem

Ah Ha! Are we getting nearer the truth

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Willum

OK, I Give. What does the Upgrade to Ver. 1.6 actually DO ???

Thanks, Tim

With the 1.6 upgrade, what table should I be looking for on the keyboard, and how do I check it?

Hold One Touch Play, Split Point, MSA 3, MSA 4, switch on.