KATANA - 50 SYSTEM UPDATE and CONNECTION INSTRUCTIONS
Congrats on the purchase of your new KATANA amp!
Please review the KATANA-50 SYSTEM PROGRAM UPDATE and CONNECTION instructions below:
Update your KATANA-50 to the latest SYSTEM PROGRAM UPDATE VERSION:
DOWNLOAD and INSTALL the VERSION UPDATE into your KATANA.
Please follow the instructions provided in this link and use notes below: KATANA System Program
- Connect KATANA in UPDATE MODE via USB to your Computer:
To activate the KATANA UPDATE MODE, have the KATANA POWERED OFF and USB DISCONNECTED from computer. (It's ok to still have USB connected to the amp).
HOLD down both CH1 and PANEL BUTTONS together while POWERING ON.
Continue to HOLD the CH1 and PANEL button about 2 seconds longer and let go.
All CHANNEL LEDS will be BLINKING RED.
Connect the USB cable from KATANA to COMPUTER USB 2.0 PORT, all CHANNEL LEDS will be SOLID RED.
For WINDOWS USERS the KATANA UPDATER MODE will be recognized in your FILE EXPLORER as an EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE. For example, "BOSS KATANA (D:)" Drive. On some WINDOWS systems this drive window may automatically open. Open this DRIVE it should be EMPTY and have no contents inside.
For Mac USERS the KATANA UPDATER MODE will be recognized in your FINDER as an EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE. For example, "BOSS_KATANA" Drive. On some MAC systems this drive window may automatically appear on the DESKTOP.
NOTE: When moving downloaded update files make sure to only drag and drop/copy the 2 files to the KATANA UPDATER DRIVER WINDOW: KATANARM.BIN and ROMINFO.TXT files. DON'T include the containing folder ONLY the 2 UPDATE files. - Download and Install the KATANA USB DEVICE DRIVER for your specific Computer Operating System and Version.
KATANA Driver - Download and Install ADOBE AIR UPDATE for BOSS TONE STUDIOS:
https://airsdk.harman.com/runtime - Download and Install BOSS TONE STUDIOS KATANA for your specific Computer Operating System.
BOSS TONE STUDIO for KATANA - Connect KATANA via USB 2.0 directly to a USB 2.0 Port on your computer.
Open BOSS TONES STUDIOS, Choose A Device To Connect With, select KATANA-100 and press OK.