Maintaining The Sr61B; Upgrading The Sr61B - Intermec SR61B User Manual

Chapter 4 — Troubleshooting and Maintaining the SR61B

Maintaining the SR61B

Upgrading the SR61B

Note: Before you start the upgrade process, make sure that you are not
using the selected COM port for any other application or you receive
an error and cannot use the COM port.
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To keep your SR61B in good working order, you may need to upgrade
the SR61B firmware and clean the scanner window. Should you
encounter any unresponsiveness, you can electrically reset the
scanner.
You may need to upgrade the SR61B firmware if there is an update
that incorporates changes to a feature or adds functionality to the
scanner. When you upgrade your scanner the current settings are
erased and replaced with the default settings. You need to reestablish
Bluetooth communications between your SR61B and other Bluetooth
devices and applications in your data collection system.
The process of upgrading the SR61B takes about 5 minutes to
complete.
To upgrade the SR61B you need:
• a Bluetooth interface with your host, such as an internal
Bluetooth controller or a Bluetooth external adpater.
• Minimum PC operating system requirements are Microsoft®
Windows® XP with SP2 or Microsoft Windows 2000 with SP4 or
higher versions.
• EasySet version 5.6.5.3 (see
EasySet" on page
• The firmware update file (.wbf, Winflash Binary File).
Your scanner can be paired or not with your host prior to upgrading
it. The following procedures cover both cases.
To upgrade the SR61B firmware when your scanner is already paired
with your host
1 Download the latest SR61B firmware update package from the
Intermec web site at www.intermec.com.
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