Firmware Update

Table of Contents

  1. General
  2. Single printer update
  3. Multi printer update


General

Updating printer firmware becomes now much more faster and more convenient than ever before. Saying, the second generation ...

Faster:
Using FTP with a download speed up to 600 kByte/s ...

Convenient:
Using this tool and being able to update all printers at once ...

The "Firmware Update" option offers you possibilities for updating cab printer firmware. Both options are using FTP protocol to transfer the firmware to the printers:

  1. Single printer update: Update one printer with information about its firmware
  2. Multi printer update: Update a group of printers at once

!Warning! Tip: Since version 2.2 it is possible to pre-define the start-up folder where to look for firmware updates files. See Menu - Options/Preferences - Tabbed register "Directories" ... !Warning!

Single printer update

To update a single printer you have to select it in your printer synoptical table. Afterwards go to menu bar and select Tools/Firmware update/Single and the firmware update dialogue becomes visible. Picture 1 below, shows the dialogue when a firmware was already selected.

Firmware Update - Single

Picture 1: Firmware Update for a single printer

The dialogue is divided into two sections. Section one, in the upper part, is the status section, giving you information about the update progress, if it is started.

The second section, revision section, is to pick the desired firmware and getting information about current printer firmware.

To go on you have to select a firmware file by pressing the "Select" button. A file dialogue will be shown which enables navigation through firmware revisions. The firmware files will be filtered by the type of printer, which has been selected. For example, if the selected printer is a cab A3 printer only A3-firmware files with the extension *.a3 will be visible.

After a firmware file was selected, its revision and date will be displayed in the revision section, refer to label "Update revision" at the dialogue. To start click "Update" the button. The progress will be monitored in the status section.

If the update was successful a message box will appear and the firmware update dialogue will be closed.

Multi printer update

To update a group of printers you have to select them in your printer synoptical table. Different kinds of printers can be selected. They will be divided by the type of firmware, which your are going to choose.

Afterwards go to menu bar and select Tools/Firmware update/Multi and firmware update dialogue, see Picture 2 below, becomes visible.

Firmware update - Overview ...

Picture 2: Firmware Update for multiple printers - File selection

Press "Select", file dialogue appears, to choose the firmware file to update the printers. After new firmware file is selected, its revision and date will be displayed in the revision section (compare to revision section). To start click "Update". The progress will be monitored in the status section (compare to status section).

!Warning! Tip: To crosscheck whether you have selected all printers, press tab "Printer" to show a table with all printers you have selected, see Picture 3 below. The table will show the printers, which can be updated by the selected firmware file type. Below the table. there is a status line. The status is showing the number of printers which can be updated, number to the left. The number on the right is telling the total number of selected printers. !Warning!

Firmware update - Selected printers ...

Picture 3: Firmware Update for multiple printers - Printer overview