Upgrading The Printing System Firmware; Upgrade Using Pc/Usb - Kyocera TASKalfa 220 Service Manual

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Upgrading the printing system firmware

(1) Upgrade using PC/USB

It is necessary to have GDI printer driver installed.
Please make sure the OS of PC is WINDOWS2000 or WINDOWS XP.
Please make sure not to turn off the main power switch or pull out the USB cable during upgrading.
Procedure
Check and set the driver
[Start] → [Setting] → [Printer] → find [Kyocera TASKalfa 180 GX]
1.
2. Select [Kyocera TASKalfa 180 GX], click right button of the mouse to select [Shared], then check [Share]
3. Open Command prompt and type c:\>hostname (EX: aaaa)
4. To apply printer to LPT2, type c:\>net use lpt2 \\aaaa\TASKalfa180 (or 220)
5. Check to see if this is done correctly. Type c:\>net use
6. If displayed on the screen, [OK LPT2 \\aaaa\TASKalfa180 (or 220) Microsoft Windows Network], setting is
finished.
Upgrade printer firmware
7. Put the right printer firmware right under the C drive.
8. Open Command prompt and type c:\ >copy /b file_name* lpt2
(Put the file name of printer firmware in * section.)
9. [Downloading] is displayed on main unit LCD (Now downloading).
10. After that, [Downloaded] is displayed (Download is completed).
11. After completing the download, printer is started up again.
12. Check the status report if the version is upgraded.
(2) Upgrade using DIMM
Procedure
1. Turn the main power switch off and unplug
the power cable from the wall outlet.
2. Remove Printer Board from the main unit
and insert the DIMM into the slot in Printer
Board.
3. Change the position of the jumper switch
(SW1) on the Printer Board from NORMAL
to BOOT.
4. Insert the Printer Board into the main unit.
5. Insert the power plug and turn the main
power switch on. Upgrading firmware starts.
During upgrading the firmware, LED (D3) on
Printer Board will be blinking.
6. After completion of the version up, LED (D3)
stops to blink and lights up.
7. Turn the main power switch off and unplug
the power cable from the wall outlet.
8. Remove Printer Board from the main unit
and remove DIMM from Printer Board.
9. Return the jumper switch (SW1) to its origi-
nal position.
10. Insert Printer Board into the main unit.
11. Check the status report if the version is
upgraded.
SW1
SW1
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