AR-PB8 (serv.man4). ARPB8 Printer Board Self Study Guide (This Guide covers the Specification Installation and Printer Drivers for the AR-PB8, that fits on the AR-161 AR-200 Series Digital machines). - Sharp Copying Equipment Handy Guide. Page 11

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Firmware Version Upgrade
In the following cases, the program in the printer control PWB flash memory must be re-
written.
1  May be required when installing printing, fax, or electronic sort option to already
installed machine.
2  When a bug or other error is found.
3  Data stored in the flash memory is destroyed or deleted.
4  When the flash memory is replaced.
Necessary Tools
1 Personal 
Computer
2  Parallel cable (IEEE1284 compliant)
3  Program data file (
filename
.BIN)
Procedure
1  Print the configuration list to check the firmware version.
Use the operation panel of the copier to perform the following procedure.
ONLINE 
→ 
MENU <Test Printing Menu>
 →
 ITEM <Configuration Page> 
 ENTER
<The test page prints>
2  Connect the PC and the copier with the parallel cable.
3  Turn on the power.
4  Execute SIM 67-14.
Enter the SIM code by the following key sequence:
CLEAR 
 INTERRUPT 
 0 
 INTERRUPT 
 code 
 START 
 subcode 
 START
“Erase Flash Data?” is displayed on the LCD.
5  Press the ENTER key on the printer operation panel.
“Now Erasing” is displayed on the LCD.
6  After deletion of the data, “Please send Data” is displayed on the LCD and the
machine enters the ready state for data input.
7  Download the program file.
NOTE
Never turn off the power during the download.
 
Set the PC to DOS mode; then type
 
COPY  /B  
filename
.BIN  LPT1:
and press the enter key
8  The machine enters the data reception mode.
While “Writing” is displayed on the LCD, data is being written to the Flash ROM.
9  When data reception and data writing into the flash ROM are completed, the SUM
check is automatically performed.
NOTE
In case of an error “Sum check Error” is displayed.  Turn off the
 
power at once, and repeat the procedures from 3.
10  If there is no SUM check error, “Complete” is displayed on the LCD.
11  Power cycle the copier, then print the configuration page using the procedure in 1
above, and check the firmware version.
12  Perform printing from the PC and check that printing is performed normally.
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