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Appendices
Firmware upgrade is to update your SABRE™ Ranger terminal with the latest firmware. Please refer to your respective
distributor for your firmware download.
Warning:
DO NOT abort the upgrading process or unplug the power of the SABRE™ Ranger terminal during the firmware
upgrade process at any time. Doing so will corrupt the existing firmware loaded onto the SABRE™ Ranger terminal.
Note:
Before upgrading the SABRE™ Ranger terminal with the new firmware, please read through the release notes that
is provided with the new firmware.
Follow these steps to upgrade the firmware for your SABRE™ Ranger terminal:
1. Download or acquire the new firmware from your respective distributor and save it in your computer’s
hard drive.
Note:
Make sure the SABRE™ Ranger terminal is switched on and connected to the desktop/laptop computer
via the Ethernet cable.
2. Insert the
SABRE™ Ranger Product CD
into your computer’s CD-ROM drive.
3. From the
SABRE™ Ranger Main Setup
menu, select
Software Utilities
.
4. Select
Firmware Upgrade
and click
Run
.
5. Select the downloaded new firmware (with the file name extension “.sb1”, e.g., RNG070.2.7.sb1) and
click
Start
.
Firmware upgrade will take approximately 10 to 12 minutes to complete.
Note:
If you encounter any errors (such as timeout errors) during the firmware upgrade process, do not select
the Retry option.
Power down the SABRE™ Ranger terminal and unplug the power supply. Close the Firmware Upgrade
utility.
Next, connect the power supply and power up the SABRE™ Ranger terminal. Start the Firmware Upgrade
utility and attempt the firmware upgrade process from the beginning.
Firmware Upgrade
