Novexx Solutions XLP 504, Руководство по обслуживанию

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Service manual
XLP 504 / XLP 506
05/2018 | 00 229 Firmware
Update via data interface
Prerequisites:
• The data interfaces of host computer and printer must be connected with a suitable data cable
• The data interface must be set accordingly in the printer's parameter menu
• Firmware file is stored on the host computer.
Serial interface
1. Open a command prompt window on the host computer.
2. Go to the folder were the firmware file is located.
3.
copy /b xxxxxx.s3b com1
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Replace “xxxxxx.s3b” with the name of the current firmware file.
USB/Ethernet interfaces
Prerequisite: A „Generic printer“ must be installed on the host computer, with the required port as-
signed to it (see chapter
Installing a generic printer under Windows 7
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on page 245).
1. Open a command prompt window on the host computer.
2. Go to the folder were the firmware file is located.
3.
copy xxxxxx.s3b \\Computername\Sharename
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Replace “xxxxxx.s3b” with the name of the current firmware file.
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ComputerName
= can be found under Windows 7 as follows:
1. Click START.
2. Type „System Information“ into the search field. A window opens.
3. In the right part of the window, seek the entry „System Name“. The string right of it is the
ComputerName.
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ShareName
= represents the share name for a printer connected to a specific port, such as
the USB port or the TCP/IP port. Find the ShareName - under Windows 7 - as follows:
1. Open START > „Devices and Printers“.
2. Right click on the symbol of the generic printer, then left click on „Printer Properties“.
3. Open the „Sharing“ tab [164].
4. Enter a „Share name“.
5. Click OK.
The firmware is now loaded automatically.
Afterwards follows an automatic reset.
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Some tips about transfer via a USB or Ethernet interface:
• The procedure described does not work with Windows 98, Windows ME or Windows NT 4.0.
• The Share name must match MS-DOS conventions (max. 8 characters length, no special char-
acters or spaces)