Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows Server 2003

The .RFU file can be sent directly to the product by typing a copy command at a command prompt or in an MS-DOS window.

1At a command prompt, type copy /b <FILENAME> <PORTNAME> , where <FILENAME> is

the name of the .RFU file (including the path) and <PORTNAME> is the name of the appropriate printer port (such as LPT1). For example, type C:\>copy /b c:\2410fw.rfu lpt1

NOTE If the file name or path includes a space, you must enclose the file name or path in quotation marks. For example, type C:\>copy /b "c:\My Documents\2410fw.rfu"

lpt1

2Press Enter on the keyboard. The messages described in the section Printer messages during the firmware update appear on the control panel.

NOTE The product automatically restarts the firmware to activate the update. At the end of the update process, the READY message appears on the control panel.

3At the command prompt, type exit to close the command window.

Remote firmware update through a Windows network

If the product is shared on a Windows network, follow these instructions.

1From a command prompt or in an MS-DOS window, type copy /b <FILENAME> \ \<COMPUTERNAME>\<SHARENAME>, where <FILENAME> is the name of the .RFU file

(including the path), <COMPUTERNAME> is the name of the computer from which the product is being shared, and <SHARENAME> is the product share name. For example, type C:\>copy /b c:\2410fw.rfu \\your_server\your_computer

NOTE If the file name or path includes a space, you must enclose the file name or path in quotation marks. For example, type C:\>copy /b "c:\My Documents\2410fw.rfu" \ \your_server\your_computer

2Press Enter on the keyboard. The messages that are described in Printer messages during the firmware update appear on the control panel. The message 1 file(s) copied appears on the computer screen.

NOTE The product automatically restarts the firmware to activate the update. At the end of the update process, the READY message appears on the control panel.

Remote firmware update for UNIX systems

For UNIX systems, any command method that delivers the .RFU file to the product is acceptable, including the following:

At the command prompt, type cp /home/yourmachine/FILENAME /dev/parallel>, where </home/

yourmachine/FILENAME> is the location of the .RFU file.

NOTE The product automatically restarts the firmware to activate the update. At the end of the update process, the READY message appears on the control panel.

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