Appendix B: Updating firmware in diagnostics boot mode

eIf you are using the HP-GL/2 driver, try sending the job as a bitmap

5If you are using a 3rd party application that does not print through the HP driver, try modifying the printing workflow by:

a Using an HP driver

b Changing the settings in the application’s printing dialog

6Escalate the issue with the following information:

„Unit information: S/N, P/N, accessories

„The printer information pages (either printed and faxed or obtained through the Embedded Web Server)

„The System Error detailed information (it can be obtained by pressing CANCEL + Down)

„Information on the workflow:

Operating System

Application

Driver

Settings in the driver and the application

Settings in the printer

Connection method and settings

„Exact information on how to replicate the environment that reproduces the issue, including some example files that can be sent to the printer to replicate a heavy load environment. These files will need to be:

Original application files, if the issue happens printing from an application through our driver

Print to files if the issue happens printing from a 3rd party application

„Information on the approximate frequency of the occurrence of the issue

„The printer logs. In order to obtain the printer logs, check the following appendix.

Appendix B: Updating firmware in diagnostics boot mode

If the printer is displaying a 79:04 system error during start up and will not start normally, then services like the Embedded Web Server will not work.

Since the EWS is necessary to update the printer’s firmware using the FMW file which is provided in Designjet Online, when the printer does not boot, an alternative method to update the firmware will be required.

The following method can be used to upgrade the firmware of a printer that will not boot normally:

1Start the printer in Diagnostics Boot mode. See Using the Front Panel on page 3-5.

2Perform the I/O information test and take note of the printer’s IP address. See 9. I/O Information on page 3-48.

3Connect to the printer using FTP:

a From a DOS console (or a Linux console in Mac), open a connection to the printer: ftp <printer’s IP address>

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