Updating

System

Software

Before You Begin Downloading the Software

nEnsure that the system software is decompressed, as described in the previous section.

nTurn on the printer, wait for IDLE to appear in the message win- dow, and then print an advanced status page.

This procedure may change the current configuration settings. The advanced status page provides a record of all current config- uration settings, so you can verify them, and reconfigure them, if necessary, after the system software has been updated.

nEnsure that the Administration/Communications/Interface/Emula- tion menu (where Interface is the interface you plan to use to download the system software), is set to ESP or PostScript.

nEnsure that the printer is on line and idle.

Macintosh

1In the Chooser, choose the printer to be upgraded.

2Open PS Executive by double-clicking on the PS Exec icon.

3From the File menu, choose Print PS File.

4Click the Option button, make sure all options are disabled, and then click OK.

5Select the SYSTEMDL.PS file, and choose Send.

The downloading process takes about 5 minutes, depending on the size of the file and the speed of your computer. The printer’s Ready indicator blinks as the new system image is copied to flash memory.

After the updated system software has been written to flash memory, the printer reboots with the new system image, prints a start-up page, and returns to IDLE.

»Note: The new flash image does not erase the old image until the printer verifies that the new image is valid.

Printer Options

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