Installation Guide

How do I install and configure the G-System Editor?

First you should run the installer program: This will install the G-System editor
software, and will also place a copy of the G-System 3.0 firmware updater program
on your computer. This firmware updater will turn your G-Systems USB port into a
fully functional MIDI interface that you can use to connect G-System to your
computer, so it is a critical step if you want to use the editor software.

Why should I update my G-System?
Version 1.0 of the G-System Editor is designed to work with G-System firmware
version 3.0. If your G-System firmware version is less than 3.0, none of the USB
MIDI functionality will work and the editor will also be incompatible with your G-
System.

In other words

Upgrading your G-System firmware to Version 3.0 is required!


Running the G-System 3.0 Firmware Updater
First you must connect your G-System to the computer as follows:



Next, power up your G-System. Once your computer has detected G-System and
installed its USB driver you can run the installer program.

The Windows XP Updater Program
On Windows computers, a shortcut to the G-System 3.0 Firmware Updater program
will be installed to a folder within the G-System program group:



Select this shortcut from the Start Menu to launch the program.

Note: Windows 2000 users: You can run this program to update your G-System
firmware, but you must disconnect the USB cable before you power up G-
System with version 3.0 of the firmware installed! This is because G-System
Version 3.0 turns the instruments USB port into a class-compliant USB MIDI
interface, and Windows 2000 does not support this feature: Your computer will
likely blue-screen crash and this may compromise your hard drive in the
process. On the other hand, you must not disrupt the update process until it
has completed, so make sure you read and fully understand these instructions
before you perform the upgrade!


The Mac OS X Tiger & Leopard Updater Program
On Mac computers, a shortcut to the G-System 3.0 Firmware Updater program will
be installed to a folder
called G-System v3.0 Updater within the Applications folder:




Double click this icon to launch the program.


The Firmware Updater Dialog
The firmware updater program presents the following dialog:



Simply ensure that your G-System is shown as Device Connected in the Connection
Status area (STEP1) and then click on the update button (STEP2) to begin the
process.

Once the Update progress bar is between 95% and 100%, your G-System will go into
burning flash mode on its LCD display: DO NOT Unplug the power or disturb the
unit during this time, or you could render your G-System inoperable and requiring
service arranged by your local TC Electronic dealer!

Even after the progress bar has hit 100% and the dialog displays Completed, your
G-System will still have work to do - It will display:



Let this process complete Dont touch anything yet!

Once the flash memory on G-System has been completely burned (burned like a
CD/R that is, and certainly not like toast) G-System will display the following:



If you are a Windows 2000 user, now is the time to UNPLUG the USB cable to avoid
issues when G-System is restarted (See the Windows 2000 note above for details).
Everybody else, keep that USB cable connected: Youre going to be using it a lot
more from now on!

Now unplug G-Systems power cable and reconnect it to power up G-System.

Note: On its very first power-up, G-System version 3.0 will display the text AVR
BOOT and step through a number of cryptic numbers and characters.
Please hold on while G-System has its morning coffee: That was quite a
firmware update last night

From now on your G-System will power up with the following welcoming screen:



Congratulations: You are now upgraded and can proceed to working with the Vyzor
Editor for G-System.