Operating instructions

Colortrac SmartLF Cx 40 Installation and Operating Manual

19. FIELD UPGRADE OF SMARTLF CX TO A HIGHER MODEL

If your scanner is a model Cx 40m (mono only) or Cx 40c (low speed color) SmartLF Cx it can be upgraded by

purchasing one of the three SmartLF Cx Field Upgrade products available. The upgrades are ordered by Product

Code.

The process for model upgrading is as follows:

STEP 1 – GENERATE THE UPGRADE FILE USING THE SMARTLF CX SERIAL PROGRAM

1. Confirm that SmartLF Cx is connected and working (i.e. driver installed properly)

2. From the SmartLF Cx distribution CD locate the SmartLF Cx serial.exe program which is inside the Scanner

upgrade folder (itself inside the Utilities folder). You may need to alter your Explorer viewing options to see the full

.EXE extension of this file.

3. Double-clicking “SmartLF Cx Serial” will retrieve the

Scanner model number from the attached SmartLF

Cx scanner (in this case a Cx 40m).

4. In the Serial Number box type in the 8-digit number

printed on the label attached to the back of the

scanner.

5. Now select the model you wish your unit to be

upgraded to using the Desired Model scroll bar

6. Press the ‘Record Serial Number’ button to create

the upgrade file.

STEP 2 - SEND THE UPGRADE FILE WITH YOUR ORDER AND THE PRODUCT CODE YOU REQUIRE TO

YOUR SMARTLF CX SUPPLIER TO OBTAIN YOUR UPGRADE PROGRAM

Product Code Upgrade from Upgrade to

P005003 40m 40c

P005004 40m 40e

P005005 40c 40e

STEP 3 – UNPACK THE UPGRADE PROGRAM

7. The supplier will send you a file that has the serial

number of the scanner to be upgraded as part of its

name. Unpack this file to a temporary directory and

run the program named “SmartLF

CxModelUpdate.exe”. Click the button labelled

‘Update Model’. This will then upgrade the

connected SmartLF Cx scanner and display the

words, ‘Scanner firmware updated OK’ on the

scanner display.

8. Exit the program and then turn SmartLF Cx OFF. Wait for 5 seconds before turning the scanner back ON again.

Check the scanner display and verify that SmartLF Cx is displaying the model type consistent with the upgrade

process just carried out i.e. that the upgrade has been successful.

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