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Title Document Rev Date

Recovery of the Axone 4 ISE_ AXO_11006_ENG 00 20/12/2011

Rev Date Description Author Approved

00 20/12/2011 Walter Martin Michele Dussin

OBJECT: Procedure for the software recovery of the Axone 4

Here below you can find the procedure to recovery the Operating System and the IDC4 software of
the Axone 4 every time it would be needed.

TAKE NOTE: This procedure deletes the whole content of the Axone 4 memory and restores the software to the
factory values, it means all the information / settings added before using this procedure must be reinserted.

Prerequisites:
Storage device with size equal or upper than 8GB formatted in FAT32
Recovery file in zip format downloadable in the following path of the Service code area:
“Download  Software release  IDC4 PLUS  [category]  [version]  Axone4”
Where [category] can be one of the following: CAR,TRUCK,BIKE,MARINE,AGRI while
[version] is the IDC4 software version you want to restore.
Next image shows, as an example, the path where you can download CAR version 45.0.0

Operative procedure: Storage device preparation

1. Download the zip file highlighted above

2. Verify the integrity of the downloaded file comparing the MD5 value showed in the service
code with the one calculated. To know the details of the MD5 value calculation, please
refer to the bulletin id 67008 in the Technical Support Service web site.
3. Extract the zip file in the root of the storage device using the software “7zip” free
downloadable at the following address “www.7zip.com” (the waiting time depends mostly
from the USB quality / connection)

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4. Once the files are copied in the storage device, you have to make it bootable; to do that you
have to open the folder “\utils\win32” from the storage device and run “makeboot.bat”
In case you’re using Windows 7 or Vista, it’s necessary to execute this operation as an
administrator user following the steps below:

1. Click on Start button.

2. In the “Search” textbox, type
“cmd”.
3. In the results list click with the
right mouse button on “CMD”
and then click on “Run as
administrator”. If there’s a
request to specify an
administrator password or to
confirm, do that.

4. Type the three commands

highlighted in red and press enter
after each one.
Replace the “E” letter with the
letter assigned to your storage
device.

5. Press any key and wait for the end of the operation. (the waiting time is about 2 seconds).
Then press any key to close the window.

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Operative procedure: Axone 4 recovery

1. With the Axone 4 off, connect the storage device to the USB port of the Axone 4.
2. Switch the Axone4 on using the POWER button on top.
3. Wait for the end of the procedure completely automatic and without any interactions of
the end user showed in the following images.

Wait of 30 seconds before

starting

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Recovery in action

After a countdown of 5 seconds

the instrument is switched off.

4. After the Axone 4 is switched off automatically, remove the storage device and press the
POWER button on top.
5. During the startup, the Axone 4 will show IDC4 always in English language so, in case you
needed to work in a different language, you have to change it opening page “Settings” 
Change Language” and setting the preferred one.

Texa technical assistance remains at your disposal for any further query you may have.
Best Regards
TEXA spa
After Sales Dpt.

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