Improvement

• Changed the initial value of COMM PORT in the EXTERNAL HA from "----" to "SLOT1" ("SLOT" for the LS9-16). Also changed the initial values of the EXTERNAL HA PORT SELECT parameter from "#1" to "SLOT1 1-8," "#2" to "SLOT1 9-16," "#3" to "SLOT2 1-8," and "#4" to "SLOT2 9-16." (There is no #3 and #4 on the LS9-16.)

Fixed Bugs

• Fixed a problem in which the LS9 could freeze if a USB memory device, to which files were saved with file names including non-English European language characters (such as umlaut), was inserted.
• Fixed a problem in which logging in as a user could change to "guest" if you enabled or disabled Console Lock, with a move to a different directory from the corresponding user authentication key in windows such as the SAVE/LOAD popup, when you had logged in using a user authentication key saved to a USB memory device.
• Fixed a problem in which the LS9 could freeze if a USB memory device, containing AAC ( MPEG-4 AAC) audio files of less than one second duration, was inserted.
• Fixed a problem in which SLOT1 could not transmit or receive MIDI messages.
• Fixed a problem in which the LS9 would occasionally function excessively slowly or freeze when the Ethernet connection was unexpectedly disconnected due to the application crashing or font changes made in Windows Vista when the LS9 Editor was online.

How to update the firmware

Before performing any firmware upgrade it is good practice to back-up console data to a USB memory device.

1. Copy the following file to root directory of your USB memory.
   LS9Px_xx.PGM (x_xx shows the version number.)
2. Insert your USB memory and power on.
3. LS9 detects the file and shows the following message.
   "Start Loading? CANCEL[DEC]/OK[INC]"
4. Then press [INC] key to start updating the firmware.
5. Wait until completing the update. LS9 automatically restarts and becomes ready to use.

Performance Limits and Specifications

They are the same as V1.10.