firmware upgrade kit (uk)
Hi
This is my first post in here (pleasse go easy on me) i’ve just bought a vestax vci-100 from ebay and it turns out to be loaded with the old firmware 1.0 or 1.1 (the sensor plater problem) i live in englend (UK) is there any where i can get a firmware upgrade kit ? or even better somewhere that can do it ? i’ve tried to order the upgrade kit from djtt site but after the payment page it resets it self and takes me back to djtt shopping cart page, cancelling my order ?
please can anyone help !!!
Where in the UK are you ?
try the webstore again- its usually very reliable. If its not working shoot an email to orders@djtechtools.com
finding someone else that has already done the upgrade is a good way to go as well.
Thanks for your reply Ean
i have just sent them an email after trying it (several times) again lol
Hope they can help 
if you were local .. which your not was thinking i may be able to help.
What about westend dj in london, they are vestax dealers so maybe able to help you out
Nah I called up westend DJs a while ago, and they don’t have a firmware upgrade kit themselves. They send the units off to Vestax and cost £30 AFAIK and takes about 2-3 weeks.
I ordered the upgrade kit a couple of days ago. I’m not in the country til the 17th, but after that and after I upgrade my own VCI-100 I don’t mind lending the kit to others in the area
i managed to order the upgrade kit from djtt store last night, i paid by credit card instead of paypal and it went through without a hitch now its just a matter of waiting for it to arrive !!!
ps … (quick question) im a mac user and know hardly anything about pc’s (windows) and i know that you have to use a windows computer to do the upgrade !!! i have got a laptop running vista that ive turned on a few times, could i do the upgrade using that ?
I am in Essex just bought the upgrade kit for my v 1.2 VCI 100, hopefully when it arrives i will upgrade and stop my current TSI playing up happy to loan it out once i have done the upgrade, fyi i am on the borders of East London/Essex lol easy to work out where!
hi ciar
i thought the purpose of the upgrade kit was to put 1.2 or 1.3 firmware on to a 1.1 firmware unit ? or is it just the 1.3 firmware your after beings your already using a unit with 1.2 firmware ? if so what kind of problems do you have with 1.2 ? sorry for all the question its just that ive bought a vci-100 from ebay and knew nothing about the firmware problems 
all i want is for that ramp up problem to be gone so i can bring in a a tune straight away with out it slowing down and throwing it out of sink and to be able to scratch and throw in samples just like i do on a pair of technics turn tables or a cd deck !!! can any one confirm that they have upgraded there 1.1 unit to 1.2 or 1.3 and that it solved that problem ? cant wait for it to turn up, im going to be sooooooooo anxious and nerves upgrading, i just know im going to have a nightmare doing it, lol im itching for a propa scratch up !!! every thing else about the vci-100 i love
ps … keep intouch and drop us a line when your upgrade kit arrives ciar, ill do the same
any one successfully done it on a laptop using vista ? also is there a step by step idiots guide ? ive seen the one on here wich is great but theres a few inconsistencies on there, where it tells you to uplug something then in the next shot its pluged back in ? and is it just a case of reversing everything when putting it back together ? as in turning the unit off then unplug the serial or (power) usb first and then remove the upgrade kit from the mother board ? you get my drift lol sorry for being such a nerves noob at this lol
The FW kit is just a way of accessing the units Memory to install whatever FW you want.
If your going to be doing it anyway itss worth looking at putting Eans 1.3 FW on as it sorts out an issue with one of the effects buttons and adds a couple of extra features which complememnt Eans Mappings.
Thanks mrmoleymole
ill be putting Eans 1.3 FW on i understand you can switch it to 1.2 at power up if you need to revert back (im learning more each day) lol
thanks again
Well the problem i have mainly is sometimes i hit the cue or play key and it does nothing and i have to restart now this only happens with the current TSI the original one which came with the VCI never had any, on top of this i would like to try out Ean’s FW and possibly his mappings to see how i fare.
Just to give you all a laugh, i got to step 10 via the video then realised i had the wrong cable so i have no ordered said cable and put the vci 100 back together lol!
you got the upgrade kit ciar ?
when did you order yours, im gagging to upgrade !!! that ramp up problem is a pain in the backside
dont suppose your near essex are you ? lol
ps … are you using a laptop to upgrade, if so what os are you running vista or xp ? and are you going to use a serial to serial or usb to serial ?
wheres my delivery god dam it lol
Arrived when i got home from work this evening, think i ordered it a week ago so pretty quick but no cable so no upgraded lol, either way got the new version of traktor installed did a quick 30 min mix with it, some of my older beat grids have gone whacky so more bothered about that atm.
as for cable just ordered a serial to usb and I use xp pro on this windows pc but I run my rig of the new macbook pro, going to upgrade it via the pc for ease and the fact the people in the knew recommend that, if you want mate and you have a cable i am free on the weekend daytime we could hook up and do them together don’t mind.
Essex mate Gants Hill 
nice one ciar, cant do this weekend but if mine does not come before next weekend ill take you up on that offer, thanks man im 18 miles away from you = 33mins drive. hope all goes well with your upgrade, can you keep me posted on how things go ? cant believe you got the kit but no lead lol that reminds me, ill have to go and get a lead tomorrow
Will keep you updated m8 no worries, doubt i will have the cable until next week though
just got in from work and the upgrade kit was THERE !!! at last, just come back from maplins store and got the serial to serial (standard) lead, i found an old pc up in my loft running xp with a serial port on the back (how lucky was that) lol and ive got the vestax opened up ready to do surgery
fingers crossed …