Specifications - Canon MF720 Series Service Manual

■ Compatibility
● Compatibility of DCM Files
Compatibility of DCM files differs depending on the export/import method as shown below.
Exported from
iR series not supporting
iR series not supporting
DCM
iR series supporting
DCM
iR-ADV series
Yes: Compatible
With conditions *1: Address books can be imported. Other information cannot be imported.
With conditions *2: A part of address book can be imported using ABM Plug-in. Other information cannot be imported.
Compatibility of the DCM file imported via DCM Plug-in depends on the specification of DCM Plug-in.
No: Incompatible
● Compatibility of Data
The following table shows compatibility of data in the case where the device from which the data is exported and the device to
which the data is imported differ in model and/or serial number.
For items that are imported in Cases A, B, and C, refer to "List of Items Which Can Be Imported".
Model
Same Same
Same Different *3
Different Different *3
Different Same
*1: If the firmware version at the time of import differs from that at the time of export, predetermined corrective processing may
be performed.
*2: Predetermined corrective processing may be performed.
*3: If a serial number is missing, the serial numbers are judged to be mismatched.

Specifications

■ Specifications Related to DCM Files
● Overall Specifications Related to DCM Files
• The DCM file to be exported is created directly under the root of the USB flash drive.
• The file name is not case sensitive.
• The DCM file exported/imported from the Control Panel or service mode is named as shown below:
• Control Panel: compact.dcm
• Service mode: service.dcm
• When the file is exported, if a file of the same name exists in the export destination, the behavior will be as shown below.
• When the file is exported from the Control Panel: A message asking whether the user wants to overwrite appears.
• When the file is exported from service mode: The file is always overwritten.
● Import of an Invalid File
• When an invalid file is imported, the process ends with an error.
• When a file which does not contain any data to be imported is imported, the process ends with an error.
• When there is an error in the imported file, the import process ends with an error in some cases.
• When there is an error in the imported data, the data is skipped and the import process continues.
• When the imported file fails to be read in the middle of the reading process or when the format is invalid, the import process
is stopped. In that case, the machine is not rebooted. The data is not rolled back to the state it was before import.
iR series supporting DCM
DCM
Remote UI Via DCM Plug-in Remote UI/USB
Yes
No
No With conditions *2
Serial number
Items corresponding to Case A are imported. *1
Items corresponding to Case B are imported. *1
Items corresponding to Case C are imported. *2
The file is judged to be invalid, and the process ends with an error.
Imported to
No With conditions *1
Yes Yes
No
Import Process
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2. Technical Explanation
iR-ADV series
DCM Plug-in Remote UI/ USB
No No
With conditions *2 No
Yes Yes