User Manual - Powersoft Audio
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1. en k series step up has not yet been performed the amp Is still in temporary Step Up period or there have already been 5 trials to upgrade the amplifier even if not confirmed on the web site 4 f the amplifier is brand new the error message Upgrade not available may appear when the power upgrade will start before the amplifier has been on for less than 15 minutes so please respect step of upgrade procedure switch on the amplifier and keep it on for not less than 15 minutes before starting power upgrade procedure 5 Error message This model can t be upgraded the amplifier is already the most powerful in the family K3 K20 or KIO can not be upgraded Check the amplifier model in menu SETUP HARDWARE INFO 5 Notes Step Up card works once When Step Up is confirmed after the Upgrade available message Step Up card is no more useful we suggest you to mark it as used Before finalizing the Step Up procedure via the internet activation the amplifier is in temporary Step Up period and do not accept any further Step Up smart card Omersoyc WSierso S nl Via Enrico Conti 5 50018 Scandicci FI Italy ell 32 009 499200 roe 022 135 39 539 General inquiries Info powersoft it Sales sales powersoft it Application amp technical support support powersoft it Service amp maintenance service powersoft it WWW POWE rsoft audio com 2012 2013 Powersoft powersoft_TN004_StepUpKSeries_en_vl l2. into the smart card slot just above the display of the amplifier Be sure to completly insert the card reaching the end of the slot Checking upgrade card should appear on the display if no messages are displayed please consider that either the card does not fill completly the slot or the electrical contacts could be dirty try to extract and insert the card again 3 After checking the Step Up card the amplifiers display shows the message Upgrade available and requests to confirm the upgrade Depending on the model the message K4 gt K6 K62 K8 or K89 KIO is shown Push the OK button or cancel by pressing the BACK button 4 Confirming the Step Up with OK will start the upgrade after few seconds Upgrade Complete appears on the display The amplifier automatically restarts it switches off and then back on At the end of this process the amplifier behave as the closer higher model K4 will become a K6 K6 will become a K8 K8 will become a KI0 offering immediatly larger power handling temporary Step Up period Keep This Technical Note For Future Reference Nevertheless the upgrade must be permanently confirmed within 50 amplifier operational hours completing the INTERNET ACTIVATION procedure This means that after the Step Up you own a more powerful amp in a glance but ifthe internet activation procedure will not complete within 50 amplifier working hours the amplifier will automatically downgrade to
3. TECHNICAL NOTE 04 rev O OWersojft K Series step up procedure How to use Powersoft K Series Step Up card to upgrade the amplifier power output Powersoft K4 to KIO share the same hardware platform the power output is firmware limited A Step Up card allows to upgrade a K4 K6 K8 to the closer higer model from K4 to K6 from K6 to K8 from K8 to KIO K3 and K20 have dedicated hardware platforms and can not be upgraded Each Step Up card can upgrade just one step per K Series K4 K6 K8 amplifier once the procedure is performed the Step Up card is useless and can not be re used It is not possible to downgrade an upgraded K Series amplifier nor transfer an upgrade to another amplifier It is possible to upgrade an amplifier until KIO top performances are achieved so more than a Step Up card is necessary to upgrade K4 or K6 to KIO please remember that any subsequent upgrade can be performed only after having finalized the first step up through the K Series website as detailed below here Step Up process must be finalized through registering the upgrade on http www powersoft audio com en k series step up If the upgrade is not registered within 50 working hours after the Step Up has been used the so called temporary Step Up period the amplifier will automatically return to the original setting losing the upgrade a new Step Up card have to be purchased in order to newly upgrade the amplifier The Step Up functionalit
4. le 728C3079 SBOFFABE FF6CDCDA 9480E45A JolodR35 BBOZ2CEBO gt Take note carefully no mistakes allowed of those numbers gt Go to http www powersoft audio com en k series step up gt Enter your username and password gt Go to the ACTIVATION CODES section gt Fill the form If the information provided are correct the webpage will display two activation code OWersojft 12234 35067 03009 75928 ACTIVATION CODE 1 ACTIVATION CODE 2 A copy of the activation codes is sent to your mail box as a remainder In case you forget the codes or you can t access your email you can find all your generated codes history on the website under the section Step Up Log You are now ready to finalize the Step Up procedure on your amplifier gt Press any button gt Insert the ACTIVATION CODE I gt Confirm pressing the OK button gt Insert the ACTIVATION CODE 2 gt Confirm pressing the OK button To enter the codes follow these simple steps gt press or to select the right digit gt press SEL to confirm and go to the next digit if you make a mistake press the SEL button until you reach the digit you want to changed and correct it gt confirm and close with OK If one or both the codes you enter are wrong the message INVALID CODES RETRY appears on the display You can try again pressing OK or cancel the activation procedure pressing BACK In the latter case you can still use the amplifier but re
5. member that the amp will automatically downgrade to the original model if you don t finalize the Step Up procedure within 50 hours of usage If both codes you enter are correct the activation procedure is complete and the message Upgrade Confirmed appears on the display Starting from this point your amplifier is permanently upgraded to next powerful model If with this upgrade your amp becomes a KIO model no further step up are available 3 KSeries Amplifier Front Label The Step Up kit contains K6 K8 and KIO front panel labels that you can put on the upgraded amplifier in order to certify the step up On the front panel open the left side dust filter cover removing the screw positioned near the RJ45 sockets remove the old label by pulling it out from the left edge and replace it with the new one with the correct model name 4 Troubleshooting I Error message Card read error the card was not recognized either because it was not inserted correctly or especially on used amplifier the slot contacts are not clean Try to insert and remove the card several times to scratch dust 2 Error message Error authenticating upgrade card the card is OK but has been programmed for another product you will need a different Step Up card for your amplifier 3 Error message Upgrade not available the card has been already used or the amplifier has already been upgraded but activation procedure at http www powersoft audio com
6. the original model losing the possibility to use the Step Up card again and a new Step Up card must be purchased in orderto complete the upgade Thanks to the Step Up procedure the amplifier can deliver a higher MAX OUTPUT VOLTAGE this value must be manually set by the user to the desired value Please follow this steps to set max output voltage gt Push the MENU button gt Select SETTINGS menu and press OK gt Select AMPLIFIER SETTINGS and press OK gt Scroll down the menu and select MAX OUTPUT VOLTAGE press OK to open it gt Adjust the value of both channels and confirm pressing OK The same setting can be performed via the Power Control Manager software via the dedicated SETTINGS tab 2 Internet Activation Procedure Turning on the amplifier running a Step Up upgrade not yet activated amp is still in temporary Step Up period the display shows the request Activate now and a countdown informing the user about the hours remaining to perform the activation and finalize the upgrade If you are ready for the activation procedure press OK otherwise press the BACK button Please note that the amount of working time will be deducted from the counter Every time the amplifier power on before completing the internet Step Up activation procedure the remaining time is updated and shown Pressing the OK three couples of 8 hexadecimal digits numbers are displayed showing the ID code of the amp as in the following examp
7. y is available for any existing K Series amplifier hardware revision however a proper firmware version 3 8 5 or higher is strictly required For this reason please check if your amp is running a compatible firmware revision following these simple steps gt Power on the amplifier gt Press the MENU button gt Scroll down to SETUP and confirm with OK gt Press OK to enter the HARDWARE INFO gt Display will show amplifier model and serial number gt Press MORE and the following info will appear KERONT X Y Z B KCNTRL X Y Z B KDSP XY if KDSP optional board is NOT installed on this row you will read KDSP N A not available where X Y Z is the firmware version B is build number and S 4 digits is the SHARC firmware version in case the KDSP op tional board is installed If either KFRONT or KCNTRL versions are older than 3 8 5 you need to perform a firmware update via a dedicated Firmware Update Smart Card Please refer to your local distributor dealer to receive a firmware update Smart Card 2012 2013 Powersoft powersoft_TN004 StepUpKsSeries en vl Il sTEPUP CARD IM FIRMWARE CARD MI PRESET CARD FIGURE I Step Up Smart Card Step Up Procedure I Power on the amplifier if the amp is brand new keep it on for at least 15 minutes before proceeding to next step 2 Hold the Step Up card with the Powersoft logo faceing up and the electrical contacts faceing down insert the Step Up card softly
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