Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product N17 Xerox
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Ver sion 1.8 2 /4/99 1 Xerox DocuPrint N17 Instructions for Controller Software Upgrades.
Ver sion 1.8 2 /4/99 2 Table of Contents Printer Controller Software Upgrades ........................................................................................... ...... 2 Before you upgrade .....................................................
Ver sion 1.8 2 /4/99 3 Printer Contr ol ler Soft ware Upgr ades: The Printer C ontro ller is FLA SH ROM equipped. This means as sof tware fixes and upg rades ar e avai lable, yo u are able to updat e printer softwar e without gener ating a se rvice c all.
Ver sion 1.8 2 /4/99 4 Before you upgrade: Be sure th e printer is in com mun ication w ith the w orksta tion or P C via parallel po rt or o ver the network. If the Tok en Ring option is in stall ed on your printe r, be sure to disconn ect the cable to the Token R ing card prior to downloading the con troller software via the paralle l port.
Ver sion 1.8 2 /4/99 5 Upgrade M ethods: Select a me thod fr om the cha rt to do an upgrad e for you r opera ting sy stem. The bold lett er ind icates the upgrade procedu re to us e. Operating Syst em CentreW are DP LPR Paralle l Port Novell NetW are Macintos h Pri nte r Utili ty Centre W are Internet Services W in 3.
Ver sion 1.8 2 /4/99 6 Determining a Successful Upgrade: If yo ur up grade is su ccessfu l, the Con trol P anel displ ay will show “Download Pass ed… P lease Re boot” for a few second s and th e.
Ver sion 1.8 2 /4/99 7 Upgrade Procedur es: PROCEDURE A UPGRADE FROM CENTREWA RE DP Warning: Once the upg rade process has begun DO NOT Powe r off your Printer ! 1. Print a Confi g ura ti on sheet. K eep th is page for futu re refe rence. Fo r directions on doing this, refe rence the sec tion lab eled Bef ore you Upgrade 2.
Ver sion 1.8 2 /4/99 8 PROCEDURE B LPR UPGRADE PROCEDURE Warning: Once the upg rade process has begun DO NOT Powe r off your Printer ! 1. Print a Confi g ura ti on sheet. K eep th is page for futu re refe rence. Fo r directions on doing this, refe rence the sec tion lab eled Bef ore you Upgrade .
Ver sion 1.8 2 /4/99 9 PROCEDURE C THE PARALLEL PORT Warning: Once the upg rade proc ess has begun, DO NOT power off yo ur printe r! 1. Print a Confi g ura ti on sheet. K eep th is page for futu re refe rence. Fo r directions on doing this, refe rence the sec tion lab eled Bef ore you Upgrade .
Ver sion 1.8 2 /4/99 10 5. Power "OFF" then "ON " the Xerox DocuPr int N17 laser prin ter. The User Inte rface should d isplay "R eady". 6. To confirm upgra de is successf ul, refer to the section labeled Determining a Su ccess ful Upgrade .
Ver sion 1.8 2 /4/99 11 PROCEDURE D UPGRA DE VIA NOVELL NETWAR E QUEUE Warning: Once the upg rade process has begun DO NOT Powe r off your Printer ! 1. Print a Confi g ura ti on sheet. K eep th is page for futu re refe rence. Fo r directions on doing this, refe rence the sec tion lab eled Bef ore you Upgrade 2.
Ver sion 1.8 2 /4/99 12 PROCEDURE E MACINTOSH – XEROX PRINTER UTI LITY Warning: Once the upg rade process has begun DO NOT Powe r off your Printer ! 1. Print a Confi g ura ti on sheet. K eep th is page for futu re refe rence. Fo r directions on doing this, refe rence the sec tion lab eled Bef ore you Upgrade .
Ver sion 1.8 2 /4/99 13 PROCEDURE F UPGRA DE PROCEDURE VIA CENTREWARE INTERNET SERVICES Warning: Once the upg rade proc ess has begun, DO NOT power off yo ur printe r! 1. Print a Confi g ura ti on sheet. K eep th is page for futu re refe rence. Fo r directions on doing this, refe rence the sec tion lab eled Bef ore you Upgrade.
Ver sion 1.8 2 /4/99 14 General Troubl eshooti ng Some of the individual pri nter upgrad e methods will have their own trouble shooting sec tions. Th is sect ion is to address genera l probl ems. PRINTER CONTOLLER UPGRADE: If the prin ter contr oller upgrade h as failed, you will not recei ve an error page.
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