It’s come to my attention that there is a bit of confusion surrounding recent shipments of 4 Series and their seemingly massive jump in firmware version from 1.82 (or 1.83 in the case of the DP426) to version 2.10.
Just to explain…with the introduction of the DP548 imminent, the DSP platform in the 4 Series has been updated to a new processor. Performance, facilities and specs remain unchanged, but the new DSP needs new code, hence the firmware version change. The new version will work in existing 4 Series as it can detect which DSP platform is in place and load the DSP as appropriate…
We’ll post this new firmware on the website soon (final testing of the DP444 firmware is just being finished), but there’s no need to update your existing units when this is released – nothing will change, except the version number you see when you turn the unit on! For those with mild OCD, you can update your units and then switch them all on together and gaze in a satisfied manner that all firmware version numbers now match. In the meantime, don’t – you’re only making it worse for yourself 😉
