Software Applications

FUU can also be used to restore the firmware onto a Falcon that has become corrupted, such as would happen if the Falcon were powered down during an ActiveSync firmware update. See "Restoring Falcon Firmware" on page 3-10.

The following sections provide procedures for the retrieval and installation of the most current firmware image onto a Falcon.

Retrieving a Firmware Image Update

The following instructions use Internet Explorer to retrieve the most current firmware image.

1.Launch Internet Explorer on your PC and navigate to the Datalogic Mobile website.

2.Navigate to the Downloads section of the website.

3.Select the file you want to download, then click Save to begin copying the files to your local machine (or local network location).

Installing FUU on the Host PC

The Firmware Update Utility (FUU) provides administrators with a field upgrade mechanism. You must have Microsoft® ActiveSync already loaded and running on the host PC to use FUU. Refer to "Installing & Setting Up Microsoft ActiveSync" on page 4-1and "Using ActiveSync" on page 4-6for more information about ActiveSync.

Prior to installing FUU, you must remove any previous versions of FUU installed on the host PC.

To install Datalogic Mobile’s Falcon® Firmware Update Utility, complete the following steps on the PC:

1.Insert the CD ROM shipped with your Falcon and click on the link to Firmware Update Utility.

OR

Go to the Datalogic Mobile website and download the most current version of the Firmware Update Utility. Unzip the file, then double-click to run FUU_Setup.exe

Click OK to continue once you have removed previous versions of FUU.

2.The Welcome to FUU Setup Program screen opens.

Please exit all Windows applications before running this setup.

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Falcon® 4400 Series with Windows® CE