Specifications

B--2
Updating PC3LE Software and Objects
ThemostcommonuseoftheBootloadermenuistoupdateyourPC3LEusingnewversionsof
softwareandobjectssuppliedbyKurzweil.Newversionswillbemadeperiodicallyasweadd
newfeaturesorimproveperformance;downloadthesefreeupgradesfromourwebsiteat
www.kurzweil.com.
Therearetwowaysto
sendfilestothePC3LE:usingaUSBdevicesuchasathumbdrive,orvia
aUSBcableconnectedtoacomputer.TheBootloaderrecognizesbothmethods,andwillchoose
theonethatisactivewhenrequested,i.e.aUSBdevicepluggedintotheUSBStorageportonthe
rear
paneloraUSBcablepluggedintotheUSBComputerportandanactivecomputer
supportingUSBcommunications.
TouseaUSBdeviceyou’llneedavalidUSBdeviceandacomputerwithaUSBtypeAport.
MostmodernWindowsandMacOScomputerssupportUSBdevicesinaverystraightforward

way.YoushouldbeabletodraganddropthePC3LEfilesrightontotheUSBdevicedirectory.
Afterthefilesarecopied,removethedevicefromthecomputerandplaceitintheUSBstorage
portontherearpanelofthePC3LE.AUSBconnectorwillonlyfit
intotheportiforiented
properly,sodon’t forceitintotheport,asthismaydamageyourPC3LEorUSBdevice.Ifyou
arehavingtroubleinsertingyourUSBconnectorintotheport,tryflippingtheconnectorover.
TotransferfileswithoutaUSBdevice,plugaUSBcableinto
thePC3LEComputerportandthe
computer.Afteryouenterthebootloadermenu,thecomputershould recognizethatanew
deviceisavailablehavingthename“KurzweilPC3LE”.Filescan bedraggedanddropped
directlytothisdeviceiconandwillbeimmediatelyavailableonthePC3LE.
TheUPDATEIMAGEmenulooks
likethis:
Usethesoftbuttonsbelowthedisplaytochoosetheappropriatemoduleto update.Mostofthe
timeyou’llwanttochoose“MAINIMAGE”or“MAINOBJECT”.Theexecutableimagefilewill
beafilewithanamelike:PC3LESY150.BIN.Theobjectlibraryfilewillhaveanamelike:

OBJ120.PLE.
Afterchoosingamoduletypetoload,thePC3LEwillofferyouachoiceforwhichstoragetype
toloadyourfilesfrom(seebelow.)MakesureyourUSBdeviceisconnectedandchoosethe
appropriatetypetoseealistoffiles,orpresstheBacksoftbutton
toreturntotheprevious
screen.