Ricoh G188 Service Manual page 239

5. Slowly push the SD card into the slot until it clicks.
6. Make sure that the SD card is locked in place.
To remove the SD card, push it in until it clicks, and release it slowly. The slot
pushes out the SD card.
7. Turn on the main power switch.
8. Wait until a firmware name is shown on the display (about 1 minute).
The firmware name is read from inside the firmware. The firmware name is not
changed even if you change the file name on your PC.
9. If the necessary firmware name is shown on the display, check the firmware version
with the left-arrow or right-arrow keys. Pressing the left or right-arrow key shows a
firmware name, firmware version and serial number in order.
10. To use a different firmware, push the up-arrow key or the down-arrow key to find the
necessary firmware.
Controller, engine and operation panel firmware cannot be updated at the
same time. It is recommended to update firmware modules one by one.
11. To select the firmware, push the OK key. Make sure that the selected firmware is
high-lighted.
12. If you update more than one firmware program at the same time, find each of them and
select each of them. Make sure that the selected firmware is high-lighted.
If the customer has used all of three slots, you have to keep an empty slot for
this procedure. Ask the customer to temporarily remove the SD card in the slot
2.
13. To start firmware update, push the "UpDate" key. While each firmware is downloaded,
the underscores on the operation panel are replaced by stars.
14. Wait until the message "Update done" is shown.
15. Turn off the main power switch.
16. Remove the SD card from the slot 2.
17. Attach the slot cover to the SD card slot 2 (
18. Connect the printer to the network physically.
19. Turn on the main power switch.
20. Print the Configuration Page to check that the every firmware is correctly updated:
Menu > List/Test Print > Config. Page
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