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AR-P11 FLASH ROM VERSION UP PROCEDURE - 1
[7] FLASH ROM VERSION UP PROCEDURE
(Items necessary for upgrade)
A
Personal computer
B
Parallel (printer) cable
C
Software for upgrade
(Type of ROM)
Flash ROM is directly attached to each PWB
(Targeted PWBs)
1
PCL-PWB
Diagrammatic sketch for upgrade method
(Necessary files for download)
• Printer control board data transfer tool: fcopy.exe
The maintenance program performs the following program download
operations:
operations:
• Printer control board program download
1. Printer control board program download
procedure
The download procedures of the printer control board are as follows:
1) Preliminary procedure: Connect the PC and the main body (printer
control board) with the parallel cable.
Note: If the download cable (RS-232C cable) is connected to the PC
and the main body, be sure to disconnect the cable.
2) Main body side: Turn on the power of the main body.
3) PC side : Confirm that the tree is displayed on the maintenance
program.
4) Enter the test command mode of the main body and execute SIM
67-14 "Flash memory writing."
5) Main body side : Wait until the program transfer start allow mes-
sage ("Pleas Send Data", etc.) is displayed on the main body
panel.
panel.
6) PC side : Double click "Option (printer control board)" in the main
tree items of the maintenance software to develop the sub tree
items. Double click "Printer control board program download" in the
sub tree items.
items. Double click "Printer control board program download" in the
sub tree items.
7) PC side : The maintenance software asks you the printer control
board program download file. Specify the file name.
9) PC side: Data transmission is started. Wait for a while.
10) PC side : When data transmission is completed normally, the mes-
sage below is displayed.
Message: Data transmission complete
11) Main body side : Wait until the main body status display is shown
on the main body panel.
12) After-work: Terminate the maintenance program and press the
[CA] key to reset the main body.
With the above procedures, the printer control board program down-
load is completed.
load is completed.
NOTE:
When upgrading the version of the PCL board with NIC installed, it
may take about 30 sec to display "Please Send Data" in the above step
6).
may take about 30 sec to display "Please Send Data" in the above step
6).
This is because initialization of the NIC is not completed until the
DHCP server has completed retrieval and the IP address has been
acquired (or 30 sec time-out). To avoid this, perform either of the fol-
lowing measures and complete the above step.
DHCP server has completed retrieval and the IP address has been
acquired (or 30 sec time-out). To avoid this, perform either of the fol-
lowing measures and complete the above step.
Measures to avoid:
• Remove the NIC.
• Turn off DHCP of the NIC.
• Connect to a network with a DHCP server in it.
(Personal computer)
(AR-235/275)
IEEE 1284 port
RS232C connector
(9pin or 25pin)
(9pin or 25pin)
MCU-PWB
I/F Circuit (9pin)
PCL-PWB
IEEE 1284 port
Operation
panel
Electronic
sort-PWB
FAX-PWB
Parallel cable
Finisher
Download
data
data
A
C
B
1
Printer control board program download file name: pagesXXX.hex
XXX: Release version
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