my profile | my password | search | faq & rules | forum home

» Film-Tech Forum ARCHIVE   » Operations   » Digital Cinema Forum   » Cp500 password recovery

Author Topic: Cp500 password recovery Michal Matys Film Handler Posts: 70 From: Prague, Czech Republic Registered: Nov 2014 posted 07-20-2016 06:52 PM                    Hi guys, I have one cp500 which I need to set up but the default passwords I have on my other cp500 are not working on this one. Seems like someone changed it long time ago and forgot to write it down. Could anyone of you please send me the guide how to show the password via PM here please? Thank you for answering! Michal  |  IP: Logged Brad Miller Administrator Posts: 17775 From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall) Registered: May 99 posted 07-20-2016 06:58 PM                     If I had a CP500 in front of me I could figure it out, but I don't specifically remember. It's something like press MENU and then hold down SK4 and the unlabeled button for 5 seconds and a popup will appear. Might be on the second MENU option though.  |  IP: Logged Monte L Fullmer Film God Posts: 8367 From: Nampa, Idaho, USA Registered: Nov 2004 posted 07-21-2016 01:21 AM                     2nd Menu or page.  |  IP: Logged Scott Christopher Film Handler Posts: 69 From: Adelaide, South Australia Registered: Apr 2001 posted 07-22-2016 08:54 PM                     From memory, I think the 'LOAD500' software displayed the password.  |  IP: Logged Dave Macaulay Film God Posts: 2321 From: Toronto, Canada Registered: Apr 2001 posted 07-23-2016 07:08 AM                     I don't think LOAD500 shows anything useful - just for pulling/pushing setup data, and firmware loading. It's a very limited DOS program. Definitely you push an unassigned button (5-10 secs) and the popup appears. Like Brad, I can't recall the exact menu & button but I would have the p/w from a CP500 in a minute - there aren't that many unassigned buttons. I think it is the bottom left one (probably that's SK4 as Brad said).  |  IP: Logged Mark Gulbrandsen Resident Trollmaster Posts: 16657 From: Music City Registered: Jun 99 posted 07-23-2016 10:03 AM                     Sam Chavez would know the answer to this...  |  IP: Logged Steve Guttag We forgot the crackers Gromit!!! Posts: 12814 From: Annapolis, MD Registered: Dec 1999 posted 07-23-2016 10:15 AM                     Like, Brad, if it was in front of me I could tell you pretty fast. Yes, the password is revealed in a memory dump via Load500. As I recall, it is Menu>about this 500 (or words to that effect) and then press and hold the soft key next to the blank box on the left side for about 5 seconds.  |  IP: Logged Sam D. Chavez Film God Posts: 2153 From: Martinez, CA USA Registered: Aug 2003 posted 07-23-2016 11:04 AM                       Press Menu, System setup, CP500 control. Push CP500 control button at top left and the bottom left switch and wait a few seconds and it appears. I had to go look as I can't keep it in my head.  |  IP: Logged Steve Guttag We forgot the crackers Gromit!!! Posts: 12814 From: Annapolis, MD Registered: Dec 1999 posted 07-24-2016 06:33 AM                     You only need to hit one button at a time. (no double hits).  |  IP: Logged Michal Matys Film Handler Posts: 70 From: Prague, Czech Republic Registered: Nov 2014 posted 07-25-2016 04:24 AM                    Hi guys, Menu > System setup and holding the SK4 (bottom left) button did the trick. Thank you everyone! Michal  |  IP: Logged Steve Roberts Film Handler Posts: 52 From: Whitchurch Shropshire UK Registered: Jul 2016 posted 08-19-2016 07:27 AM                     Thank you so much for you help. I have to go and install this tomorrow for a man with mental heath problems who like nothing more than showing films. He will never use the digital but he loves gadgets and it is better than his CP50!! Steve  |  IP: Logged

All times are Central (GMT -6:00)

Printer-friendly view of this topic

Hop To: Select a Forum: Category: Operations -------------------- Digital Cinema Forum Film Handlers' Forum Large Format Forum Ground Level Feature Info, Trailer Attachments & REAL Credit Offsets Category: Community -------------------- Film-Yak Film Handlers' Movie Reviews The Afterlife Bob Maar's Joke-A-Thon Category: Classified -------------------- Equipment and Supplies Wanted/For Sale Help Wanted/Seeking Employment Category: System -------------------- Software Beta Testing Forum

The Film-Tech Forums are designed for various members related to the cinema industry to express their opinions, viewpoints and testimonials on various products, services and events based upon speculation, personal knowledge and factual information through use, therefore all views represented here allow no liability upon the publishers of this web site and the owners of said views assume no liability for any ill will resulting from these postings. The posts made here are for educational as well as entertainment purposes and as such anyone viewing this portion of the website must accept these views as statements of the author of that opinion and agrees to release the authors from any and all liability.