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6If the name of the .RFU file is not listed in the All Available Images dialog box, click Browse in the Upload New Firmware Image dialog box and navigate to the location of the .RFU file that you downloaded from the Web at the start of this procedure. If the filename is listed, select it.

7Click Upload to move the .RFU file from your hard drive to the HP Web Jetadmin server.

8Refresh the browser.

9Select the .RFU file from the Printer Firmware Update drop-down menu.

10Click Update Firmware. HP Web Jetadmin sends the selected .RFU file to the product. The messages that are described in 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.

HP Web Jetadmin V7.8 and later can also be used to perform multiple or unattended installations. Complete the following steps for multiple or unattended installations.

1Start HP Web Jetadmin.

2Create a device group. A simple way to do this is to follow these steps: a. Click Device Management, and then click All Devices.

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b. Shift-click to select products that you want to be included in the group, and then click OK.

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c. When prompted, type a name for the new device group, and then click OK.

3To modify several products in a group, click the group name, and then click Open.

4The drop-down menu for Device Group Tools appears on the right side of the window. Scroll if necessary to view it.

5In the Device Group Tools drop-down box, select an action. Type in the appropriate information. Click Return to Device Group when finished.

Printer messages during the firmware update

Three messages appear during a normal update process.

Table 2-6Update messages

Printer message

Explanation

 

 

RECEIVING UPGRADE

This message appears from the time the product recognizes the beginning of an .RFU

 

update until the time the product has verified the validity and integrity of the .RFU update.

 

 

PERFORMING UPGRADE

This message appears while the product is actually reprogramming the firmware.

 

 

INITIALIZING

This message appears from the time the product has finished reprogramming the DIMM

 

until the product reinitializes.

 

 

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