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XTL1500 control head

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I recently purchased a new control head for my XTL1500 and after installing it the screen shows maintenance mode. Does anyone know how to fix this?
 

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Firmware mismatch between CH and brick. Usually after a few minutes, it will kick the CH into flashzap and ingest the HOST firmware, reboot and work normally. However, if the CH firmware is newer than the brick firmware, you may have to update the brick firmware with the appropriate firmware package and i-Button to get them to sync up.
 

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Firmware mismatch between CH and brick. Usually after a few minutes, it will kick the CH into flashzap and ingest the HOST firmware, reboot and work normally. However, if the CH firmware is newer than the brick firmware, you may have to update the brick firmware with the appropriate firmware package and i-Button to get them to sync up.
The brick is on R16. Is there a way to check the firmware on the CH?
 
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