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How to Upgrade VR-3000/3000S to V0x.54

Modification Kit Following “VDR update kits” are available.

Type Code Number Remarks VR-3000/S-1.54-1.36-E 00002100100 For updating V01.5x VR-3000/S-2.54-1.36-E 00002100200 For updating V02.5x VR-3000/S-1.36-E 00002100000 No CF card and documents

for both V01.54 and 02.54. The kit includes; 1) CF card with system program (2450031-0x.54) 2) CD-ROM with V01.36 Live Player V4/VDR Maintenance Viewer

(2450045/46-01.36) 3) Error codes (E42-01005-B for V01.54 or C42-00407-F for V2.54) 4) Data Extraction Procedure manual (E42-01007-B for V01.54 and

C42-00408-F for V02.54) The kit, VR-3000/S-1.36-E does not include the CF card, but includes the documents for both V01.54 and V02.54.

Field Modification Update the VR-3000/3000S by referring to the “Flowchart to update VR-3000/3000S to V0x.54” attached. To ensure the system is upgraded correctly, use the “Check List” attached. The check list includes not only the items related to system upgrade, but also ones for reporting the installation condition. When upgrade the system, followings are necessary.

1) VDR update kit 2) PC (Windows XP/Vista/7) with VDR Maintenance Viewer/Live

Player V4 of V01.36. 3) Multimeter to check grounding 4) Check List 5) CF card to set up APIC mode*

*: If possible, upgrade the BIOS using a monitor, a keyboard, and CF card to

upgrade BIOS so that it is not necessary to change the APIC mode at replacement of the BIOS battery.

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Flowchart to Update VR-3000/3000S to V0x.54 (Without update utility)

Use the flowchart below to update VR-3000/3000S to V0x.54. This procedure requires the VDR Config converter available on the Technet.

START

No error

Error Does system work normally? Remove error.

Download Config file to your PC.

A Green label on CPU chassis in DCU

To make the stable IEEE1394 connection between DCU and DRU, ensure that;

1) DCU is grounded firmly. 2) The cable is grounded through the cable clamp in the DCU. 3) The cable is not damaged at the back side of the IEEE1394

connector in the DCU.

Read the Output Data (%) in the Output Setup menu on Furuno GPS.

(FQ4-2011-016)

Ensure that CPU chassis in the DCU is marked with a green label.

Note Do NOT turn off VDR/S-VDR.

Download “Log” with VDR Maintenance Viewer, referring to FQ4-2011-022.

Ask the captain that the system has generated 082/084 error within the past one month. If yes, inquire how often. h

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A

V01.52/V02.52

V01.50 and V02.05/V02.25/V02.50

Yes

DCU with APIC mode set to “Enabled” 4417-3544, 3557, 3576, 3579, 3580, 3583, 3585, 3587 to 3595, 3597 to 3604, 3606 to 3621, and 3635 to 3647 DCU with updated BIOS 4417-3605, 3622 to 3634, 3648 and after

Yes

No

Is the serial number in

the right list?

Use Config Converter (v1 50-V1 52).zip or Config Converter (v2 xx-V2 52).zip on the Technet.

Convert the downloaded Config file with the Config converter.

B

Yes

No

No

If possible, update BIOS to Rev.: R1.00.W9-J, referring to FQ4-2011-011.

Change APIC Mode setting to Enabled.

Is APIC Mode set

to Enabled?

What is previous software

version?

Is green label adhered?

Check the serial number of DCU.

Check the current version of the VDR Maintenance Viewer installed on your PC by opening Help menu.

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V01.36-02 or earlier

V01.36-03

B

When the previous software is other than V01.52/V02.52, the downloaded Config file needs to be converted for V01.54/02.54.

No Convert the Config file to VC02.30.

Yes

C

Check that any error is in Alarm tab.

Yes

No Initialize DRU and HDD, and then upload the Config file again.

Update VDR Maintenance Viewer（Live Player V4）to V01.36.

Upload Config file to VDR/S-VDR.

Read VDR Config Version in System tab.

Select Tool > Status Monitor and check that REC COUNTER increases.

Note) 9-GB DRU with 9-GB memory (serial #00****) is initialized according to FQ4-2009-011.)

Does number Increase?

VC02.30?

Insert V02.54 (V01.54) CF card into the slot on DCU.

Initialize DRU and HDD.

(Tool > Media Management > Creation)

Save (Write) the Config file onto DRU, HDD, and CF card.

V01.36-03?

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Yes

No

C

No

Yes

No

Yes

(FQ8-2010-001)

Does error occur?

Reboot the system and leave it for about 30 minutes to record the data. During this period, do NOT download and upload the Config file.

Normal?

Download the Config file (final version) for the future.

Carry out partition on DRU and HDD, and reset up the system. Reinstall Live Player V4 on your PC.

It is recommended to check the HDD with the SMART tool. Refer to FQ4-2010-069.

Ensure that the data is recorded onto both HDD and DRU and the recorded data is played back with the Live Player V4 (V01.36-03) normally.

Is HDD used more than two years

(20,000 hours)？

Recommend that HDD be replaced with a new one. State this recommendation in the service report.

Remove error.

D

Check how long the HDD is used.

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Pocket on DCU

END

Replace Live Player V4 software CD-ROM containing with V1.36-03 and Data Extraction Procedure instructions with F version. These are put in the pocket on the DCU.

Replace the error codes with the revised one and explain new error codes to the user.

Is IP Address of V4 10.0.0.100?

Change Server-hostname to one assigned for VDR (e.g. 192.168.0.200).

How to change server-hostname 1. Select C: > Program file > VDR

viewer > Viewer > Data > Save Current.

2. Open VDR Viewer.ini in Notepad. 3. Change Server-hostname.

D

Is LivePlayer connected?

Update LivePlayer V4 installed onto ship’s PC.

Yes

No

No

Yes

VDR/S-VDR onboard MOL vessel has a particular IP address. See the notice on DCU.

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Check Items after Upgrade After upgrading the system to V0x.54, check the following installation conditions, settings and functions with the check list. If time is limited and you omit the item, check NO. Items 1, 2, 8 to 15, 17 to 19 are mandatory. 1) Ask the captain whether the system has generated error 082/084 before. If yes, ask

a question about frequency (how often). Before upgrading the system, ask the captain whether the system has generated error 082/084 within the past one month. If yes, ask the captain how often the error occurs.

2) First, download the Config file and log. Before turning off the VDR/S-VDR, connect the VDR Maintenance Viewer to the DCU and download the Config file and log. If you cannot connect the Viewer due to the system error, check NA.

3) Ground the DCU firmly. Measure the resistance between the DCU chassis and ship hull. If it is 1 ohm or more, make grounding more securely: remove the coating at the contact surface or connect the earth terminal on the DCU to the ship hull with a thicker (lower gauge number) IV wire. If the DCU is already grounded firmly, check NA.

4) Ground the IEEE1394 cable (30 m) through the cable clamp. As described in FQ4-2009-003, the armored IEEE1394 cable is grounded through the cable clamp in the DCU. When non-armored cable is used and the cable is already grounded, check NA.

Ground the braided shield through cable clamp.

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5) Is the IEEE1394 cable (30 m) stretched in cabling (the braided screen becomes visible at the end of the DCU side, the back side of the connector)? If the cable is pulled on the connector in a high tension when cabling, the cable is damaged at the back side of the connector, causing unstable connection between the DCU and DRU. When the cable is good, check GOOD, and when the cable is damaged, NG.

Ensure that the cable is not damaged.

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6) Read Output Data (%) in Output Setup menu on Furuno GPS and fill in the blank. When the Furuno GPS is connected, read the total output data (%) on the GPS and fill in the check list. If the non-Furuno GPS is connected, check NA.

7) Measure the approximate distance between DRU and the TX antenna of radiotelephone. If the DRU locates near the TX antenna of radiotelephone, the cable may pick up noise and interference which will result in degradation of IEEE1394 communication line. This data is for the future. When the VHF antenna is not more than 1.3 m away from the DRU and the HF/MF antenna 0.7 m, check YES and write the approximate distance down. If possible, shield the cable. When the TX antenna is a good distance from the DRU, check NA.

8) Set APIC Mode in Advanced BIOS Features to Enabled. When the software V2.52 and later, the APIC Mode in the Advanced BIOS Features must be set to “Enabled.” If not, the automatic recovery function of the IEEE1394 communication line does not work properly, generating the error 082/084. It is recommended to update the BIOS as described in FQ4-2011-011. When you make sure that the APIC Mode setting is “Enabled” with the green label or serial number (FQ4-2011-016), check A/D, or Already Done.

If you are unsure that the APIC Mode is set to Enabled and do not have the monitor, use the CF card for changing APIC mode.

9) Replace the CF card with one having V0x.54. Replace the CF card with V01.54 or V02.54. Check either V1.54 or V2.54 which you used.

10) VDR Maintenance Viewer on your PC is V1.36-03. VDR/S-VDR with V0x.54 needs to be setup with the VDR Maintenance Viewer of V1.36-03.

11) VDR Config Version is VC02.30 in the System tab. The version of VDR Config file for the V0x.54 system is VC02.30, the same as V0x.52. If the previous software is other than V0x.52, the downloaded Config file must be converted with the converter available on the Technet. The System tab of the Maintenance Viewer shows the Config version.

12) Save VDR Config file onto DRU, HDD, and CF card. By pressing Write button in the VDR Config Management display, save the VDRConfig file onto DRU, HDD, and CF card.

13) The system runs without any error and REC COUNTER in the status monitor increases. Ensure that the RAP and AP show no error and the REC CONTER values in the Status Monitor of Maintenance Viewer (Fig.3 on the next page) increase every about 15 seconds.

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Fig.3

14) Thirty-minute recorded data is played back normally with V1.36 Live Player V4. Leave the system for about 30 minutes to save the data. Do not change the configuration during this period. Then, playback the data to check that the recorded data is replayed with the LivePlayer V4 (V1.36-03) normally.

15) Download the final version of Config file. Make a copy of VDR Config file on your PC and post it onto the Technet later as requested by FQ8-2010-001.

16) Check how old is the HDD. If it is used for 2 years (20,000 hours) or more, recommend the user to replace it with new one. State this recommendation in the service report. If possible, check the HDD by using the SMART tool. If the HDD is younger than 2 years, check NA.

17) Update LivePlayer V4 installed onto the ship’s PC to V1.36-03, if used. Update LivePlayer V4 installed onto the ship’s PC, if connected. After update, the server-hostname (Default value: 10.0.0.100) is changed to one assigned for VDR in the ship’s LAN network, if necessary. Typically this change is not necessary but onboard MOL vessels, the IP address of 192.168.*.* is used.

18) Replace the Live Player V4 CD-ROM with V1.36-03 and Data Extraction Procedure instructions with F version. The DCU produced in March 2012 and after provides the“HDD LED status monitoring circuit” and the RAP and AP generate only error 082 and 084 respectively. Thus, the Data Extraction Procedure instruction is revised. Not to make the authorities confused, all instructions are replaced with the latest version (F). The CD-ROM and instructions are kept in the pocket on the DCU (Fig.4).

Fig.4

19) Replace Error Codes with F version and explain new error codes to the user. The V0x.54 software generates additional error codes, 433 to 436.

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VR-3000/3000S Upgrade Check List (V0x.54)

This check list is used when upgrading V01.5x and V02.xx VR-3000/3000S to V01.54 and V2.54 respectively.

Name of Ship Model VR-3000 VR-3000S DRU Size 6GB 9GBSerial Number DCU: DRU: Previous Software V01.50 V01.52

V02.05 V02.25 V02.50 V02.52

Type of IEEE 1394 cable between DCU/DRU Armored Non-armored

Connection to LAN system onboard ship Connected Not connected

Nos. 1, 2, 8 to 15, and 17 to 19 are mandatory and others may be omitted if time is limited. Tick NO when omitted.

No. Check Item ✓ (X)

1 Ask the captain whether the system has generated error 082/084 within one month. If yes, ask a question about frequency (how often). (When the error was not generated, check NA.)

How often: �����

YES

NA

NO

2 First, download the Config file and log. (If it is not able to download due to system error, check NA.)

YES NA

NO

3 Ground the DCU firmly.

(If it is already grounded firmly, check A/D, Already Done)

YES A/D

NO

4 Ground the IEEE1394 cable through the cable clamp in DCU. (If it is already grounded, check A/D, If the cable is non-armored one, NA.)

YES A/D NA

NO

5 Is the IEEE1394 cable (30 m) stretched in cabling (the braided screen becomes visible at the end of the DCU side, the back side of the connector)? (If the cable is not damaged, check GOOD and if damaged, NG.)

GOOD NG

NO

6 Read Output Data (%) in Output Setup menu on Furuno GPS and fill in the blank. (If the GPS is non-Furuno, check NA.)

( %) NA

NO

7 Measure the approximate distance between DRU and the TX antenna of radiotelephone. (If it is 1.3m or less (VHF) and 0.7 m or less (HF/MF), tick YES and write the distances. If it is far away from the antenna, check NA.)

VHF: m HF/MF: m

YES NA

NO

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No. Check Item ✓ (X)

8 Set APIC Mode in Advanced BIOS Features to Enabled. (When checked with the green sticker or the serial number and it is already changed, check A/D.)

YES A/D

NO

9 Replace the CF card with one having V0x.54. V1.54 V2.54

NO

10 VDR Maintenance Viewer on your PC is V1.36-03. YES NO

11 VDR Config Version is VC02.30 in the System tab. YES NO

12 Save VDR config file onto DRU, HDD, and CF card. YES NO

13 The system runs without any error and REC COUNTER in the status monitor increases.

YES NO

14 Thirty-minute recorded data is played back normally with V1.36 Live Player V4.

YES NO

15 Download the final version of Config file. YES NO

16 Check how old is the HDD. If it is used for 2 years (20,000 hours) or more, recommend the user to replace it with new one. State this recommendation in the service report. (When the HDD is younger than 2 years, check NA.)

YES NA

NO

17 Update LivePlayer V4 installed on the ship’s PC to V1.36-03, if used.

YES NA

NO

18 Replace the Live Player V4 CD-ROM with V1.36-03 and Data Extraction Procedure instructions with F version.

YES NO

19 Replace Error Codes with F version and explain new error codes to the user.

YES NO

Remarks:

Date of Checking:

Checked by:

Name of Company:

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VR-3000/3000S How to Change APIC Mode in Advanced BIOS Features without Keyboard Necessary Things 1) PC to read the file on the CF card 2) CF card for changing APIC mode 3) CF card reader with USB cable

To change the APIC Mode in Advanced BIOS Features without the keyboard and the monitor, use the following steps.

1. Turn off the DCU.

2. Replace the CF card which contains VDR program with the CF card for changing APIC mode.

3. Turn on the DCU and wait for about two minutes.

4. Turn off the DCU and remove the CF card.

5. Insert the CF card into the CF card reader connected to the PC.

6. Open the CF card by double clicking on it. Fig.1 shows the contents of the CF card.

Fig.1 Contents on CF card

7. Open the “log” folder.

Fig.2 Contents in log folder

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8. Open the “biosupdatalog.txt” file and verify that ***BIOS SETTING HAVE BEEN UPDATED *** is created. If not, changing the APIC Mode setting fails. Repeat above steps.

Fig.3 Success message in log

9. Delete the “log” holder on the CF card to use the card for another unit.