Need Help VP540i Mainboard Replacement Questions

I have had a defective VP540i for some time now. I bought a new Roland VP540i mainboard last fall, but I have not
been confident to change it. It is not so much physically changing the board out, but what I need to do after that. I have done the "get" from the current board, and I understand that I will need to "put" those settings back in the new board. What else will I need to do? What order will I need to do these things?

Anyone who is familiar with the process and would share the steps would be really appreciated.

Thanks

 

Thank you. Could you please help me find those instructions?

 

For some reason I cannot even open signs in china. I am not as worried about physically replacing the board, it is all the other things after that I am concerned about. I would hate to do something in the wrong order and "brick" the board...

 

I got the manual from Signs In China. Unfortunately it is the basic printer manual not the board manual.

 

Thank you. So I don't have to load the firmware? I did the get with peck from the current board. So all I have to do is put that back in the new board?

 

You are telling me exactly what I was needing to know. What is "initialize parameters?

 

Thank you very much. This is what I have needed for months. Very much appreciated.

 

I changed out the board this afternoon. It took about 3 hours, I took my time.

I will do the other steps this evening. Wish me luck!

After I do the steps you described will I need to do any other calibrations?

 

Well I got the main part done. It is a little more than I expected, but it is done.

 

This is from the service manual: SO I should do #'s 7-11...?

MAIN BOARD REPLACEMENT (In case that the parameters can be transferred by Peck.) : 35 min.
1. DIP SW SETTING
2. BATTERY INSTALLATION
3. FIRMWARE INSTALLATION
4. SYSTEM PARAMETER INITIALIZE
5. IP ADDRESS SETTING
Start the machine with the Service Mode and set in the User Menu.
6. PUT PARAMETER
7. TIME AND DATE SETTING
Set the date and time in the [SERVICE MENU] > [SUB MENU] > [CLOCK]. *Set the [DATE] in order of the [Year/Month/Day].
8. FIRMWARE VERSION CONFIRMATION OF NETWORK CONTROLLER
9. SENSOR CHECK
It can be performed in the SENSOR CHECK.
10. CROP MARK SENSOR ADJUSTMENT
11. CROP-CUT ADJUSTMENT
Necessary when the voltage is adjusted in the CROP MARK SENSOR ADJUSTMENT.

 

You have to have the power off to do the "get". I screwed around with it until I figured it out.

I bought my board from Digiprint Supplies. They have a 1 year warranty, but they may or may not honour it. My board is fine. I don't trust anything from China. Digiprint is from Europe and they have an office in Miami. They were recently bought by a big company.