QMS 1060, User Manual

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Updating
System
Software
4-23 Printer Configuration
Downloading System Software to a
Functional Printer
—
SYSTEMDL.PS
If the print system software is non-functional (the printer can’t start
up), go to a following section, “Downloading System Software to a
Non-Functional Printer.”
If the print system software is functional (the printer starts up nor-
mally, and
IDLE
displays in the message window), and if you decom-
pressed the file SYSTEMDL.PS in the previous section, use these
instructions.
Before You Begin Downloading the Software
n
Ensure that the system software is installed, as described in the
previous section.
n
Turn on the printer, wait for
IDLE
to appear in the message win-
dow, and then print an advanced status page.
This procedure may change the current configuration settings.
The advanced status page provides a record of all current config-
uration settings, so you can verify them, and reconfigure them, if
necessary, after the system software has been updated.
n
Ensure that the Administration/Communications/ Interface /Emula-
tion menu (where Interface is the interface you plan to use to
download the system software), is set to ESP or PostScript.
n
Ensure that the printer is on line and idle.
Macintosh
1 In the Chooser, choose the printer to be upgraded.
2 Open PS Executive by double-clicking on the PS Exec icon.
3 From the File menu, choose Print PS File.
4 Click the Option button, make sure all options are disabled,
and then click OK.
5 Select the SYSTEMDL.PS file, and choose Send.