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.

1/9
VR-3000/3000S
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.

Note
START
Do NOT turn off VDR/S-VDR.

Ask the captain that the system has generated

082/084 error within the past one month. If yes,
inquire how often.
h

Download “Log” with VDR Maintenance

Viewer, referring to FQ4-2011-022.

Error
Does system work normally? Remove error.

No error

Download Config file to your PC.

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.

Ensure that CPU chassis in the DCU

is marked with a green label.
(FQ4-2011-016)

Green label on CPU chassis in DCU

A

2/9
VR-3000/3000S
VR-3000/3000S V0x.54 Update Procedure (Without utility)

Is
Yes green label
adhered?

No

DCU with APIC mode set to “Enabled”

Check the serial number of DCU.
4417-3544, 3557, 3576, 3579, 3580, 3583,
3585, 3587 to 3595, 3597 to 3604, 3606 to
3621, and 3635 to 3647
Is
Yes DCU with updated BIOS
the serial number in 4417-3605, 3622 to 3634, 3648 and after
the right list?

No

If possible, update BIOS to

Change APIC Mode setting to Enabled. Rev.: R1.00.W9-J, referring
to FQ4-2011-011.

Is No
APIC Mode set
to Enabled?

Yes

What V01.52/V02.52
is previous software
version?

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

Convert the downloaded Config file with the Config converter.

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

Check the current version of the VDR Maintenance

Viewer installed on your PC by opening Help menu.

3/9
VR-3000/3000S
VR-3000/3000S V0x.54 Update Procedure (Without utility)

V01.36-02 or
earlier Update VDR Maintenance
V01.36-03? Viewer（Live Player V4）to
V01.36.
V01.36-03

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

Note) 9-GB DRU with 9-GB memory

Initialize DRU and HDD.
(serial #00****) is initialized according
(Tool > Media Management > Creation) to FQ4-2009-011.)

When the previous software is other

Upload Config file to VDR/S-VDR. than V01.52/V02.52, the downloaded
Config file needs to be converted for
V01.54/02.54.
Read VDR Config Version in System tab.

No Convert the Config

VC02.30?
file to VC02.30.

Yes

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

Select Tool > Status Monitor and check that

REC COUNTER increases.

Does Initialize DRU and HDD,

No
number Increase? and then upload the Config
file again.

Yes

Check that any error is in Alarm tab.

4/9
VR-3000/3000S
VR-3000/3000S V0x.54 Update Procedure (Without utility)

Yes
Does error occur? Remove error.

No

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.

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.

Carry out partition on DRU

No and HDD, and reset up the
Normal? system.
Reinstall Live Player V4 on
Yes your PC.

Download the Config file (final version) for the future. (FQ8-2010-001)

It is recommended to check the

Check how long the HDD is used. HDD with the SMART tool. Refer to
FQ4-2010-069.

Is
No
HDD used more than two years
(20,000 hours)？

Yes

Recommend that HDD be replaced with a new one.

State this recommendation in the service report.

5/9
VR-3000/3000S
VR-3000/3000S V0x.54 Update Procedure (Without utility)

No
Is LivePlayer connected?

Yes

Update LivePlayer V4 installed onto ship’s PC.

Yes
Is IP Address of V4
VDR/S-VDR onboard MOL
10.0.0.100?
vessel has a particular IP
No address.
See the notice on DCU.

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.
Pocket on DCU

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.

END

6/9
VR-3000/3000S
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.

Fig.1

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.

Fig.2

7/9
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.

8/9
 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.

9/9
 201203-1

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 9GB
Serial 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)

Ask the captain whether the system has generated
1 YES NO
error 082/084 within one month. If yes, ask a
question about frequency (how often). (When the error NA
was not generated, check NA.)
How often: 
2 First, download the Config file and log. YES NO
(If it is not able to download due to system error, check NA.) NA
Ground the DCU firmly. YES NO
3
(If it is already grounded firmly, check A/D, Already Done) A/D
Ground the IEEE1394 cable through the cable clamp YES NO
4
in DCU. (If it is already grounded, check A/D, If the cable is A/D
non-armored one, NA.) NA
Is the IEEE1394 cable (30 m) stretched in cabling GOOD NO
5
(the braided screen becomes visible at the end of the NG
DCU side, the back side of the connector)?
(If the cable is not damaged, check GOOD and if damaged, NG.)
Read Output Data (%) in Output Setup menu on ( %) NO
6
Furuno GPS and fill in the blank.
NA
(If the GPS is non-Furuno, check NA.)
Measure the approximate distance between DRU and YES NO
7
the TX antenna of radiotelephone. (If it is 1.3m or less
NA
(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

1/2
VR-3000/3000S V0x.54
 201203-1

No. Check Item ✓ (X)

Set APIC Mode in Advanced BIOS Features to YES NO
8
Enabled. (When checked with the green sticker or the serial number
A/D
and it is already changed, check A/D.)
9 Replace the CF card with one having V0x.54. V1.54 NO
V2.54
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 YES NO
COUNTER in the status monitor increases.
14 Thirty-minute recorded data is played back normally
YES NO
with V1.36 Live Player V4.
15 Download the final version of Config file. YES NO

16 Check how old is the HDD. If it is used for 2 years YES NO

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

17 Update LivePlayer V4 installed on the ship’s PC to YES NO

V1.36-03, if used. NA
18 Replace the Live Player V4 CD-ROM with V1.36-03 YES NO
and Data Extraction Procedure instructions with F
version.
19 Replace Error Codes with F version and explain new YES NO
error codes to the user.

Remarks:

Date of Checking:
Checked by:
Name of Company:

2/2
VR-3000/3000S V0x.54
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

1/2
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.

2/2