Upgrading The Printer's Firmware - Tharo Systems V Series User Manual

Upgrading the Printer's Firmware

The Printer's firmware can be upgraded in the field by performing the following procedure:
1. Connect the Printer to a computer.
2. Unzip the firmware files and save them to a directory on your computer.
3. Start the Download Tool program by double clicking on DownloadTool.exe .
4. Select the port that is being used to communicate with the Printer and click the "Download
Firmware" button. If downloading via the serial port the baud rate MUST be set to 115200 in the
Printer.
5. This will bring up a Browse Window displaying the firmware (.bin) files that can to be loaded to
the Printer. Select the appropriate firmware file and click "Open".
6. After the "Open" button is clicked, the firmware download process will start immediately. A blue
progress bar will pop up to display the progress of download.
7. When the progress bar reaches "100%", the firmware download is complete. As the download
finishes, the Ribbon and Media light will alternately flash slowly and then rapidly.
8. The Printer will now reset, please wait for Printer to complete the reset procedure. The Printer will
return to "Ready to print" status after the reset.
9. The new firmware version will be displayed on the Printer's LCD.
firmware has been updated.
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