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b. If you wish to verify the new software version, startup the BrightSign without

a flash card inserted. If this update is older than version 1.1, use the

BrightSign Shell and the “version” command. See the “BrightSign Shell”

section for more details.

6. HD2000

a. Wait. If a display is connected it will be blank. The LEDs on the front panel

will be lit as the unit boots up. After some time, the red upgrade LED will

light up.

b. During the upgrade, the connector activity LEDs are turned on and off to

indicate that the upgrade is in progress.

c. If the upgrade file was named “update.rok”, the file will be deleted and the

unit will reboot.

i. Note – if the card was formatted with NTFS or HFS+, then the

update.rok file will not be deleted, the Video Mode LEDs will flash,

and the unit will not reboot.

d. If the upgrade file was named “update_save.rok”, the Video Mode LEDs will

flash. The file will not be deleted and the unit does not reboot.

The upgrade process is very safe. If for some reason it fails, for example a power failure

in the middle of the update, the unit’s “safe-mode” will still boot and will still perform

upgrades as above.

Updating from the BrightSign Shell

BrightSign works with most CF cards, but is not compatible with all. See the

“BrightSign Shell” section for more details on testing your CF cards and accessing the

shell.

Because the BrightSign “safe mode” software is normally older than the “run mode”

software, more CF cards are compatible with “run mode” than are compatible with the

“safe mode”. The effect of this is that “update.rok” file may not be detected on some CF

cards. It is impossible to tell by a CF card’s name, brand, or description if it is

compatible. You must try it.

To manually update using the BrightSign Shell:

1. Insert your CF card with the update.rok file

2. Add Power to the Brightsign

3. Type the following at the Roku Prompt in the BrightSign Shell:

update update.rok

We are continuing to add support for more CF cards.