Do not attempt the steps listed below unless recommended to do so by Recordex technical support.

NOTE: These instructions are only for units that do not boot properly. If your SimplicityTouch operates normally are you are trying to update the FW, click here.

This article is for the Generation 2 SimplictyTouch IFP, if you need help confirming your model generation click here.

If one of the following scenarios is the case for the SimplicityTouch, then follow the steps in this article.

• The panel will not boot and is stuck on the Recordex boot screen with the Recordex logo.
   
• The screen is not on, but the blue LED light is on.
   
• The LED light is red and pressing the power button has no effect.

Try the following, if one of the above scenarios applies:

• Hard power cycle the panel using the power rocker switch next to the power cable. This will sometimes reset the panel and fix this issue.
   
• If that does not work then the next step is to force a FW update on the panel.  Since the panel will not boot up normally the FW update will need to be forced by using the control buttons on the front of the panel.  Follow the steps below to update the FW.

Force updating Gen 2 Firmware

1. You will need to submit a support ticket in order to receive the correct FW file: Click Here. Be sure to provide the S/N of the unit!
    

2. Unzip the FW archive and copy the file mstarupgrade.bin to the root of a USB flash drive. (Note: the mstarupgrade.bin file cannot be located in a folder or the process will fail, it must be in the root of the USB drive, i.e. H:\mstarupgrade.bin is okay but H:\FW\Mstarupgrade.bin is not okay) Note: USB Drive should be in FAT32 format.
    
3. Download the APKs. They will be needed to reinstall the default applications on the panel since they will be wiped when the FW is updated. The APKs can be downloaded here: Download Here. The APKs should be copied to the same USB drive. It is okay if the APKs are contained in a folder.
    
4. Insert the USB flash drive you prepared into the side USB 2.0 port located on the right side of the panel. If the USB ports are on the left side of the panel then you have a Gen3 unit and these instructions will not work for your panel. 
    
5. You will need to make sure the panel is powered off and the rocker switch is flipped to off (0).
    
6. Next, you will need to press the volume up (vol+) button on the front of the panel and continue to hold it down. Flip the rocker switch to on (1) while still holding the vol+ button. Continue holding the vol+ button until the power LED starts blinking blue/red. Once the power LED begins to blink blue/red, release the vol+ button.
    
7. Leave the panel alone while the FW is loading. Do not power it off.  After the FW is loaded, it will reboot and if the process is successful the panel should complete the boot process.
    
8. If the panel completes the boot process then press the Home button on the front of the panel to go to Home screen.  
    
9. Then press Applications icon.
    
10. Then select the APK Installer application.
     
11. Then select Install All to install the applications that you placed on the prepared USB drive. The APKs will install and the panel should be back to normal operation. 
     

Note: If nothing seemed to happen during step 6 then try repeating step 6 a couple of times.  

If none of these solutions help resolve your issue go ahead and submit a support ticket: Click Here