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Appendix D

Firmware Upgrades
Occasionally it is necessary to get firmware fixes for problems
discovered with the R/F Terminal System.

R/F Terminal Firmware Upgrades

The R/F Terminal firmware can be upgraded by downloading new
firmware into the R/F Terminal from your computer.
Normal Firmware Download for a Terminal
The RF Terminal firmware can also be upgraded by downloading a file
with the current firmware into the RF Terminal's flash EPROM using
the LOADER.EXE program or the RF Terminal EPROM Loader
Windows program found on the R/F Terminal Utilities Disk.
If you have received a disk with the latest firmware or have
downloaded the firmware from our website, www.barcodehq.com,
download the firmware into the R/F Terminal by following the
instructions on the screens of the program for a normal Terminal
firmware update.
Failsafe Firmware Download for a Terminal
If the firmware gets completely wiped out, you will get a blank screen
or a blank screen with a cursor in the upper left. There is a failsafe
download still possible, but you will need to open up the RF Terminal
case and move a jumper to the FDL position as shown below.
After moving the jumper, reassemble the case, plug the power into the
RF Terminal, and connect the F36 Serial Cable to the host computer
and proceed to download firmware using the 700 RF Terminal EPROM