7197 Owner’s Guide Chapter 7: Reflashing the Printer Firmware
November 2002
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DOS Flash Utility
The DOS flash utility is intended for use from a DOS Boot only. It is mainly provided for remote
flash capabilities by providing a way to create a DOS Boot Image that will automatically load and
flash update the printer firmware without user intervention.
If you type AFLASH.EXE without any parameters you will get the following screen that describes
the parameter usage:
Flash Memory Writer V2.02
Usage: AFLASH.EXE <model> <type> <port> <baud rate> <filename>
Options:
<model> : K590, 7167, 7197
<type>
-m : Download main firmware program
-i : Download ipl firmware program
-a : Download ANK single byte font
-s : Download ASIAN two byte font
-rs : Download receipt ASIAN two byte
font
-ss : Download slip ASIAN two byte font
<port> : COM1, COM2
<baud rate>: 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600,
115200
<filename> : *.mfw | *.ipl | *.sfn | *.dfn
An example of a command line for updating the Main Firmware on a 7167 printer is as
follows:
AFLASH.EXE 7167 –m COM2 115200 BV0293.MFW
NOTE: The DOS version of the Flash Utility can only be used for printers that are connected on
COM1 or COM2. The current version of the utility does not function for COM ports higher than 2.
If an error is encountered, the Usage information will be dumped to the screen followed by a status
line that displays information along such as:
Error : Unable to open data file!
Error : Invalid parameter <com>!
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