Beta:DsCara1
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DS Cara 1 Beta
What is it?
Cara 1 is a major software upgrade for all DS products. It introduces a number of new features for all DS products and lays the technical groundwork for future improvements.
You will need a Cara compatible control point to utilise the Cara 1 beta for the DS. KinskyDesktop Cara 1 has also entered its beta release and you will need it to control your Cara 1 DS. Many other control points are being migrated to Cara and will become available during the beta phase.
What are the headline features?
- AAC support
- Shuffle and Repeat
- Bonjour support for discovery of a product's home page
- New web based configuration allowing configuration from any broswer.
- Revamped LinnConfig with extensive diagnostics
- Jukebox allowing one to allocate numbers to your favourite albums and select them directly from a standard IR handset
- Improved network reliability and discovery allowing faster and more robust control of the DS
- New internal source structure
Where do I start?
- Ensure you are aware and agree with the requirements of being involved in Linn's beta programme
- As described in Software Compatibility Families you need a Cara compatible control point in order to use this beta. KinskyDesktop is a Cara compatible control point for Windows, Mac, and Linux that is also in beta. Other Cara compatible control points will be released during the beta process.
- Download and install the latest Cara LinnConfig application from the beta download site
- Go to Tools->Options and select 'Show Beta' from the Updates section of LinnConfig
- Select your device from the list and go to the update tab and select the latest Cara beta firmware release and update
- If you have multiple DS devices, you can select Tools->Update All Devices
Release Notes
- Cara 1 -- 3.1.14 (Initial Beta release)
FAQ
How do I report a defect?
- Login to our defect tracking site
- If you don't have a login name and password, please send a request to support@products.linn.co.uk
- Follow the instructions listed for 'Creating a New Ticket'
- Once created, your ticket is assigned an engineer and will be investigated
- All progress made on the ticket will be emailed to you as it is updated
What if I have problems updating?
Don't panic, the update process is safe, so you will always be able to recover your device
- Restart the ConfigApp. If your device reports a Cara version, the update was successfull and you are done.
- If your device does not report a Cara version, retry the update process
- If this fails, power cycle your device and try again
- If this fails, put your device into fallback (from the button on the back of the device) and try again
What if I want to go back to Bute?
- Put your device into fallback mode from the button on the back of the device
- Download and install the latest Bute LinnConfig application from the release download site if you do not still have it installed
- Select your device from the list and go to the update tab. Select device firmware from the dropdown box and select the latest Bute firmware release and update
- Keep in mind
- Cara control points will no longer work with your device
- Your device will still have Cara fallback firmware (can not be reverted)
