Updating

System

Software

Choosing the Appropriate System Software Files for Downloading

System software is contained on 8 disks—4 PC and 4 Macintosh. The disks you use depend on whether your printer is functioning or not, the current firmware version, and how you plan to download the system software to the printer.

Computer*

Disk Set to Use

Hard Disk

 

Printer

Firmware

Interfaces for

 

 

 

Space Needed

 

 

 

 

Version**

Downloading

 

 

 

 

Functional

 

Non-Functional

 

 

 

(approx.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Macintosh

SYSTEMLOADER

1.75 MB

√

 

√

1.x

Serial

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SYSTEMDL.PS

3.25 MB

√

 

 

2.x

All

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PC

SYSTEM.DL

1.75 MB

√

 

√

1.x

Parallel,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

serial

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SYSTEMDL.PS

3.25 MB

√

 

 

2.x

All

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*To download the system software from a UNIX system, you must first install the system software on a Macintosh or PC and then upload it to the UNIX system.

**The printer’s firmware level is listed on both the start-up and status pages.

Installing the System Software

Once you have identified the appropriate print system software disk set (using the table in the previous section), you must install the software on your computer’s hard disk before you can download it to the printer.

1Ensure that your computer has enough free hard disk space for the system software.

2Create a new folder (Macintosh) or directory (PC) on your computer.

3Insert Disk 1 of the appropriate print system software disk set in your computer’s disk drive.

4Install the files on your computer’s hard disk.

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