Upgrade the firmware
The HP 9250C Digital Sender features remote firmware update (RFU) capability. Use the following steps for remotely upgrading
1.Determine the current level of firmware installed on the device.
2.Go to the Web site and find out whether a new version is available. If it is, download the latest firmware to your computer.
3.Download the new firmware to the device.
Determine the current level of firmware
1.Open the configuration page on the device control panel. See Use information pages on page 52
2.Scroll to the configuration section marked Device Information to find the firmware date code. The firmware date code looks something like this: 20030502 05.003.0
Download new firmware from the HP Web site
To find the most recent firmware upgrade for the digital sender, go to www.hp.com/go/
9250c_firmware. This page also contains instructions about how to download the new firmware version.
Download the new firmware version from the Web site, and then use one of the methods in the following sections to update the digital sender firmware.
Use FTP to upgrade the firmware on a direct network connection
The device must be in a "Ready" state to receive an .RFU file update. Any jobs that are ahead of the RFU job in the queue are completed before the update is processed.
The elapsed time for an update depends on the I/O transfer time, as well as the time that it takes for the device to reinitialize. The I/O transfer time depends on a number of things, including the speed of the host computer that is sending the update. If the remote firmware update process is interrupted before the firmware is downloaded (while Receiving Upgrade appears on the
Follow these instructions to perform the upgrade by using FTP.
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