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A20-Mini v7.62 Firmware
Released: February 20, 2024
Download Firmware v7.62New
- Faster NexLink power on/off
Fixed
- The Auto-Resume Record when Powering On function now works without having to power down the transmitter first.
A20-Mini v7.60 Firmware
Released: November 16, 2023
Download Firmware v7.60A20-Mini v7.51 Firmware
Released: August 10, 2023
Download Firmware v7.51Fixed
- Various system improvements
A20-Mini v7.50 Firmware
Released: July 25, 2023
Download Firmware v7.50New
- Added Privacy mode
A20-Mini v7.40 Firmware
Released: May 16, 2023
Download Firmware v7.40New
- A20-Mini now resumes prior power state upon battery insertion.
Fixed
- Up to one frame timecode drift after a power cycle is now fixed.
- Improved NexLink range when both A20-Nexus and A20-Remote are active.
A20-Mini v7.30 Firmware
Released: April 12, 2023
Download Firmware v7.30Fixed
- Improvements to reduce the likelihood of the flashing red LED low battery warning occurring with a fully charged NP-BX1.
A20-Mini v7.21 Firmware
Released: February 27, 2023
Download Firmware v7.21Fixed
- NexLink connection improvements after A20-Mini and A20-Nexus have been powered down for a while.
A20-Mini v7.20 Firmware
Released: February 14, 2023
Download Firmware v7.20Important: After installing the firmware, it is essential that A20-Minis are unpaired, then re-paired with the A20-Nexus.
Note: To ensure best performance, always run the latest version of A20-Mini with the latest version of A20-Nexus and A20-Remote.
Changed
- Orange, red, and flashing red battery colors come on at slightly higher percentages to provide more notice for low battery state.
Fixed
- Rare momentary audio corruption no longer occurs.
- Occasional NexLink communication errors with A20-Nexus due to non-unique pairing IDs no longer occur.
- General performance improvements and bug fixes.
A20-Mini v7.10 firmware
Released: December 21, 2022
Download Firmware v7.10Note: To ensure best performance, always run the latest version of A20-Mini with the latest version of A20-Remote and A20-Nexus.
Fixed
- Fixed a sporadic occurrence where a 2 mW setting performed normally but 10, 20, and 40 mW settings exhibited poor range.
- Power state no longer changes when a USB-C charging source is connected.
- 1 frame timecode offset between A20-Mini and A20-Nexus no longer occurs.
A20-Mini v7.00 Firmware
Released: November 29, 2022
Download Firmware v7.00Note: To ensure best performance, always run the latest version of A20-Mini with the latest version of A20-Remote.
New
- Support for the A A20-Nexus 8-, 12-,16- channel digital receiver
- Support for NexLink 2.4 GHz long distance wireless control.
A20-Mini Firmware 6.10
Released: October 31, 2022
Download Firmware v6.10New
- Support for the A20-BatteryDoubler accessory.
Fixed
- Jamming to a non-integer frame rate no longer sets the frame rate to the nearest integer frame rate.
A20-Mini Firmware v6.00
Released: July 20, 2022
Download Firmware v6.00To ensure best performance, always run the latest version of A20-Mini firmware with the latest version of A20-Remote software and A20-RX/A10-RX firmware.
New
- Support for the new Sound Devices A20-RX Two-Channel, True Diversity Receiver with SpectraBand technology.
- Support for SpectraBand's extended frequency range of 470 – 1525 MHz. Extended ranges are supported by the Sound Devices A20-RX.
A20-Mini Firmware v5.00
Released: April 06, 2022
Download Firmware v5.00To ensure best performance, always run the latest version of A20-Mini firmware with the latest version of A20-Remote software and A10-RX firmware.
New
- New long-range modulation. The state-of-the-art, 100% digital long-range modulation offers the same great audio quality (10 Hz – 20 kHz) as our Standard modulation scheme with a longer range for both line-of-sight and heavy multipath transmission. Both A20-Mini and A10-RX Modulation menus must be set to “Long Range” in order to receive RF signals.
- Support for A20-Remote’s new Group Control menu. Allows setting changes to apply to a group of transmitters. Group Control menu items include RF Power, Mode, Modulation, Mute Mic, Format Media, and LEDs.
- New Allow Extra High - 40 mW RF Power setting in the A20-Remote Options menu. This setting must be on in order to have the Extra High - 40 mW setting in the RF Power Menu. The option is off by default. If an A20-Mini's RF Power is set to 40 mW prior to updating to v5.00, the setting will be changed to 20 mW.
A20-Mini Firmware v2.00
Released: October 11, 2021
Download Firmware v2.00Note: To ensure best performance, always run the latest version of A20-Mini firmware with the latest version of A20-Remote.
New
- Support for A20-Remote group powering and recording. Allows for control of power on, power off, record, and stop of all transmitters or custom groups.
- New “LEDs” menu via A20-Remote. Provides options for turning the A20-Mini LEDs on and off.
- New “Resume record state upon powering on” option via A20-Remote. When active, the A20-Mini automatically resumes recording if the transmitter was recording when last powered down.
Change
- Jamming timecode while in record mode now begins a new WAV file stamped with the jammed timecode value.
Fixed
- Fixed issue where batteries could drain when A20-Mini was left connected to a timecode source or a powered off PowerStation-8M.
- All A20-Mini transmitters inserted in a PowerStation-8M now reliably mount as mass storage devices to a computer.
- Fixed issues where timecode could get out of sync.
- Rare events where A20-Mini goes unresponsive after disconnecting USB-C without first ejecting from the computer no longer occur.
A20-Mini Firmware v1.10
Released: September 02, 2021
Download Firmware v1.10Note: To ensure best performance, always run the latest version of A20-Mini firmware with the latest version of A20-Remote.
New
- A20-Remote now indicates when A20-Mini is powered off and holding timecode.
Change
- ID Mode now flashes all blue LEDs (except the Audio LED).
Fixed
- Improved Bluetooth connection and disconnection process.
- ID Mode is now always available from A20-Remote, even when the A20-Mini is powered off.
- Rare events where A20-Mini didn’t power off completely even though it looked like it did no longer occur.
- A20-Mini timecode LEDs now stop flashing to indicate timecode has been reset to zero.
- Rare events where A20-Mini RF transmission could not be received by A10-RX no longer occur.
A20-Mini Firmware v1.02
Released: August 03, 2021
Download Firmware v1.02Note: To ensure best performance, always run the latest version of A20-Mini firmware with the latest version of A20-Remote.
Fixed
- Improved the accuracy of remaining battery life monitoring.
- A20-Mini no longer incorrectly powers on when A20-Remote launches and Auto Power with Lav Mic Connection is active.
- Power LED now correctly turns blue when batteries are inserted in the A20-Mini with a timecode source connected to USB-C.
A20-Mini Firmware v1.01
Released: July 20, 2021
Download Firmware v1.01Initial Release