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Installation and Service Guide: Color Controller E-46A
Installing System Software
Installing System Software
This chapter provides information about how to install the system software.
The E-46A is shipped with system software pre-installed on the hard disk drive (HDD).
A reinstallation of the system software is required if:
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You have replaced the hard disk drive.
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Restoring the system from backup images including the pre-installed recovery backup (factory default image) did
not solve the problem you are trou bleshooting.
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You are installing a more recent version.
When you reinstall from the System Software DVDs
The following issues apply to the scenario where you reinstall the system from the System Software DVDs.
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Jobs:
When you reinstall system software, all jobs in all print queues and all jobs archived locally on the E-46A
hard disk are deleted. To save jobs, ask the site administrator to save them to a removable media or a network
location, so they can be re-imported to the E-46A after system software installation. For more information, see
Command WorkStation Help.
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Job Log:
When you reinstall system software, the list of jobs in the Job Log and any jobs in the queues are deleted.
The site administrator can use Command WorkStation to export and save current list of jobs (not the actual jobs)
from the Job Log. For more information, see Command WorkStation Help.
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Fonts:
When you reinstall system software, all fonts on the hard disk drive are deleted. Resident fonts are
reinstalled when you reinstall system software. Any customer-supplied fonts must be reinstalled by the site
administrator (see Command WorkStation Help).
To determine which additional fonts were downloaded to the E-46A, print the Font List before you reinstall the
system software and after you complete the system software installation. Any fonts not listed after installation will
need to be reinstalled. For more information about managing fonts, see Command WorkStation Help.
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Server Configuration page:
Before you reinstall a new version of system software, print the Server Configuration
page. The Server Configuration page provides a record of the customer’s current Setup configurations. For more
information, see
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Backing up and restoring the configuration:
All the setup configurations, as well as all custom files and
templates stored on the hard disk drive, are deleted when you reinstall system software. Always back up the current
E-46A configuration before you reinstall system software. After the installation is completed, be sure to restore the
configuration that you saved earlier. For instructions, see
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Static IP address:
If the E-46A requires a static IP address (for example, in a non-DHCP network environment), be
aware that the previous IP address configuration is deleted when system software is reinstalled. To reconfigure a
static IP address (if applicable), work with the site administrator. For instructions, see
