Loading The Update Programs/Data To The Flash Rom; Installing The Bhl2-Maintenance Printer Driver - Brother MFC640CW Service Manual

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A2.1 Loading the Update Programs/Data to the
Flash ROM
If you want to update the current programs/data stored in the flash ROM on the main PCB or
after you replace the main PCB, load the update programs/data to the flash ROM.
Loading requires a PC/AT -compatible computer running Windows 98/98SE, Windows Me,
Windows 2000 Professional, or Windows XP Home/Professional.
CAUTIO N: During loading, do not turn the power off, interrupt loading, or load invalid data.
If you do so, loading will fail, causing the PCB to be unusable. You will need to replace the
main PCB and load update programs/data to a new PCB.
Preparation
You need to have the BHL2-Maintenance Printer driver and FILEDG32.exe (provided by
Brother Industries) on hand. Save them in an arbitrary folder in your PC.
Installing the BHL2-Maintenance Printer driv er
(In the following procedure, key names enclosed in parentheses apply to the MFC820CW or DCP340CW.)
T o identify terminals connected via USB interface, a PC requires the corresponding virtual
USB devices to be implemented by driver/software. If you connect any number of machines to
your PC, therefore, the same number of virtual USB devices will be automatically configured
on your PC. T o prevent virtual USB devices from being configured limitlessly, use the unique
driver installation procedure described below that enables your PC to identify terminals via a
single virtual USB device.
NO TE: Once this installation procedure is carried out for a PC, no more driver/software
installation will be required for that PC to identify machines. If the BHL2-Maintenance
Printer driver has been already installed to your PC according to this procedure, skip this
section.
NO TE: Before proceeding to the procedure given below, make sure that the BHL2-
Maintenance Printer driver (listed in
(1) Make sure that the power cord of the machine is unplugged from the electrical outlet.
If the machine is connected to a PC, unplug the USB cable.
(2) Switch on your PC.
(3) Plug the power cord of the machine into an electrical outlet.
(4) Press the Me nu/Se t (Me nu) and Black Start (Mono Start) keys. Next press the
four times to make the machine enter the maintenance mode. (Refer to
TIP: FAX models equipped with numerical keypads can enter the maintenance mode in
the same way as conventional models; that is, by pressing the Me nu/Se t (Me nu), *, 2, 8,
6 and 4 keys in this sequence.
(5) Connect the machine to your PC using a USB cable.
T he following window appears.
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