7197 Service Manual Appendix C: Ordering Paper and Supplies
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/noprint Bypass printing printer configuration form.
[status(opt)]
--> Optional for Return Status (Optional Parameter):
/noretstat (default) Utility will not return status code.
/retstat Utility will return status code.
[ErrorTimeOut(opt)]
--> Failsafe: Max Time Allowed for Called Exe (Optional Param
eter):
(ONLY USED BY TseFlash.COM
/ErrorTimeOut=xxx (minimum=420) xxx is number of Seconds - limit 3600.
Information : Please use RS232 Interface, when switching from ION <=> NON ION
If you fail to use the correct parameters an error message will be displayed similar to the one below.
Error: Too few / many command line parameters!
The following is an example of a command line:
TseFlash.com /7197-5X01/6X01 /m /COM1 /115200 /none /1 SP2M0609.MFW /noskip /print /retstat
This invokes the GUI interface shown in the next section and displays a progress bar indicator.
The same is seen if you run the program through the GUI Windows GUI Printer Firmware Update
Utility.
The printer firmware can be updated from the host terminal, a laptop, or a PC by running the
TSEFlash.exe utility. There are three file formats for the flash firmware.
IPL - Boot Firmware
LAN - Boot Firmware for LAN
MFW - Main Firmware
Examples of the firmware are:
7198RoL_V2001.ipl - 7198 RoL Printer Boot Firmware
7198RoL_V2001.lan - 7198 RoL Printer Boot Firmware for LAN
7198RoL_V5464.mfw - 7198 RoL Printer Main Firmware
Note:
1. This is only an example. The firmware version varies based on the printer and as updates are
provided.
To reflash a firmware into the printer, unzip the flash utility and the flash files you are using into a
directory on your hard disk.