Which Firmware Version Do I Have?

Firmware updates are available from BOSS for most of the BR series recorders. Here's how to determine which version you currently have.

Micro BR   BR-532   BR-600   BR-864   BR-800   BR-900CD   BR-1200CD   BR-1600   BR-8   BR-1180

For models not listed, try the alternate method.


Micro BR


Switch the power on while simultaneously pressing the CURSOR < and > buttons.

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Update available here.

BR-532


Switch the power on while simultaneously pressing the V-TRACK and BOUNCE ON/OFF buttons.

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Update available here.

BR-600


Switch the power on while simultaneously pressing the CURSOR < and > buttons.

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The display will show three version numbers; CPU, EXT, and WAVE. The firmware version is EXT.

Update available here.

BR-864


Switch the power on while simultaneously pressing the Rhythm Guide's ARRANGE/PATTERN/OFF and PROGRAM buttons.

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The display will look like this:

  CPU  EXT  WAVE
  1.00 1.02 1.00

The middle number (EXT) is the firmware version.

Update available here.

BR-800


The version is displayed at the bottom-right of the screen during bootup.

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Update available here.

BR-900CD


Switch the power on while simultaneously pressing the CURSOR < and > buttons.

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Update available here.

BR-1200CD


Simultaneously press the EXIT/NO and ENTER/YES buttons while the power is on.

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Update available here.

BR-1600


Switch the power on while simultaneously pressing the UNDO/REDO and TRACK 1 buttons.

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Update available here.

BR-8


Switch the power on while simultaneously pressing the UNDO/REDO and TRACK 1 buttons.

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Update available here.

BR-1180


Switch the power on while simultaneously pressing the UNDO/REDO and TRACK 1 buttons.

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Update available here.

Alternate Method


Another way to check the firmware version is to look at the text in the first 38 bytes of one of the smaller files created by the machine. For example, here's the first 38 bytes of the "SONGINFO.BR0" file from the ROLAND/BR0/SONGxxxx.BR0 folder of a BR-532:

BOSS BR0 Format SONGINFO Ver1.03BR-532
You can see that this file was created with a BR-532 containing firmware version 1.03.

And here's the first 38 bytes of the "SONGINF2.BR0" file from the ROLAND/BRO/SONGxxxx.BR0 folder of a Micro BR:

BOSS BR0 Format SONGINFO2Ver1.00BR-900
Micro BR files show a machine ID of BR-900, but this file was created with a Micro BR containing firmware version 1.00.


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