Updating

System

Software

10Send the new image to the printer. Type

copy /b system.dl com#↵

where # is 1 to 4. (/b refers to binary files.) If you’re not sure of the number of the serial port, check your PC’s documentation.

The downloading process takes about 5 minutes, depending on the size of the file and the speed of your PC. The Ready indicator blinks as the new system image is copied to flash ROM. After the updated system software has been written to flash ROM, 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.

11Print another advanced status page, and verify that the cur- rent configuration settings match the previous configuration settings (on the advanced status page printed in step 5).

12If there are differences in the configuration settings, correct them through the printer configuration menu.

Downloading System Software to a NonFunctional Printer

If the print system software is functional (the printer starts up nor- mally, and IDLE displays in the message window), go to one of the previous sections, “Downloading System Software to a Functional Printer—SYSTEMDL.PS” or “Downloading System Software to a Functional Printer—SYSTEM.DL.”

If the print system software is non-functional (the printer can’t start up), use these instructions to download the system software.

»Note: Before you can use these instructions, you must have decompressed the system software, as described in the previous section.

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