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8825/8830 Printer
GP 6
General Procedures
GP 6 Downloading Firmware from a Laptop
NOTE: A point-to-point RS232 9-pin adaptor is required for this procedure.
1. Power on the Printer, but do not power on the Controller.
2. (Figure 1 ): Connect a null-modem cable between the serial port of the laptop computer
and the serial port J-308 on the Printer Main PWB.
Figure 1 Serial Port Connection - Printer Main PWB
3. Enter the diagnostic code Chain 03 Test 01. The display indicates: DOWNLOAD FILE(S)
TO PORT. EXIT TO RESET PRINTER.
4. Insert the floppy disk containing the printer firmware into the floppy disk drive on the lap-
top computer.
5. Obtain the MS-DOS prompt from within Windows (START/ PROGRAMS/ MSDOS COM-
MAND).
6. Type A: <CR> The A> prompt is then displayed.
NOTE: The batch file on the floppy disk will automatically set the COM1 port parameters
on the laptop computer to 8 bits, 1 stop bit, odd parity, and 19,200 baud (bits per second).
7. Exercise the download.bat file.
8. Type DIR to determine the name of the files contained on the disk.
9. Type: DOWNLOAD F xxxxxxxx.iot COM1 (where xxxxxxxx is the file name of the firm-
ware to be downloaded, and COM1 is the serial port to which the null modem cable is
connected on the laptop computer. The control panel display indicates the version num-
ber of the firmware, and shows: RECEIVING RECORD XXXXX.
10. Wait until the display indicates: FILE SUCCESSFULLY PROGRAMMED. The computer
displays ONE FILE COPIED and then the A:> prompt.
11. If a language is to be downloaded, type: DOWNLOAD LP XXYY.IOT COM1 for the pri-
mary language, or DOWNLOAD LS XXYY.IOT COM1 for the secondary language, where
XX is the language identifier in the file name, and YY is the revision indicator.
The language indicators are:
• 00yy.IOT (US English)
• 01yy.IOT (EO English)
• 02yy.IOT (AO Portuguese)
• 07yy.IOT (EO Dutch)
• 09yy.IOT (EO French)
• 10yy.IOT (EO German)
• 12yy.IOT (EO Italian)
• 18yy.IOT (EO Swedish)
• 19yy.IOT (EO Spanish)
NOTE: If the display indicates COMMUNICATIONS ERROR, recover as follows:
a. Press EXIT on the Printer Control Panel.
b. Type A:
c. Check that you have sent the correct file.
d. Recheck that the serial cable is seated correctly.
e. Switch off the Printer. Hold down the 9 and 0 keys on the Printer Control Panel,
while switching on the Printer.
f. Restart the download as described above.
g. If the problem still exists, or a file cannot be downloaded, try the procedure using
COM2 on the computer.
NOTE: If the display indicates FLASH PROGRAMMING ERROR, recover as follows:
a. Retry the download as described above.
b. If the problem still exists, replace the Printer Main PWB (REP 3.1 in Section 6 of this
service manual) and try the download again.
12. After the downloadings are complete, power off the printer.
13. Disconnect the Printer Power Cord.
14. Disconnect the null-modem cable.
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