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Operation
3-2-3. Countermeasure for Cancelled Update
The following steps show how to countermeasure the irregular situations; unexpected troubles during
updating the firmware from both PC and USB Flash Drive (e.g. sudden power off, malfunction in reading USB
Flash Drive).
3-2-3-1. Confirmation of Cancelled conditions
Confirm the situation; the countermeasure depends on the discontinued conditions.
If you find the errors listed below, then the update of the main programs is finished successfully.
Message Data errors (Error Codes: 4200, 4201 and 4202)
Font Data errors (Error Codes: 4300, 4301, 4302
)
Test Print Data errors (Error Codes: 4400, 4401 and 4402)
Maintenance PCB version errors (Error Code: 5260)
Go to the steps in“3-2-3-2”and continue the follow up.
The main program failed to update when you see the following message on the Display. Go to “3-2-3-3.” and
follow the steps there.
3-2-3-2. Restart the updates except Main program
Execute the update as usual with GT-3 Firmware Update from PC or with USB Flash Drive. The update of
other programs will be updated. The whole update is successfully finished with no errors indicated when you
turn OFF and ON after the update is finished.
3-2-3-3. Update with Boot System program
The Boot System program works when the update fails by unexpected situations and the Main program will
not work properly. The Boot System program temporarily reads the firmware data in the USB Flash Drive and
start the operation of GT-3. Follow the steps below and re-update the firmware.
1. Prepare the previous version of firmware (one-version downgrade), named as ‘GT3FIRM.bwf’, and then
make a copy in the root folder of the USB Flash Drive.
2. Make a copy of the firmware that you are going to update on the root folder of the same USB Flash Drive.
3. Make sure that the printer is powered OFF. Insert the USB Flash Drive into the printer, and turn ON the
printer. The printer starts the operation with booting ‘GT3FIRM.bwf’. If any error occurs, press OK Button
to release the errors. (If you cannot escape from other errors, turn OFF the printer and remove the errors
by following the Error Code and the message.)
4. Go to the Advanced Menu and select [Firmware Update].
5. Select the firmware that you are going to update originally and press the OK Button. No update is done if
you select the same version.
6. The update is finished when the message is shown on the Display properly. Turn OFF the printer.
7. Remove the USB Flash Drive from the printer and then turn ON the printer again. Confirm the version.
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