HP LaserJet 9000 Series - Software Technical Reference

Software Technical Reference for the HP LaserJet 9000 printers
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7. Click Upload to move the .RFU file from your hard drive to the HP Web JetAdmin server.
8. Refresh the browser.
9. Select the .RFU file from the Select new firmware version: drop-down menu.
10. Click Update Firmware. HP Web JetAdmin sends the selected .RFU file to the printer.
Also, HP Web JetAdmin 6.1 can be used to perform multiple or unattended installations.
1. Start HP Web JetAdmin.
2. Create a device group. A simple way to do this is to:
a. Click Devices on the 1. Choose: drop-down menu.
b. Click Device Model from the 2. Filter: drop-down menu.
c. Type “9000” (without quotation marks) in the 3. Criteria (Optional): field.
d. Click Go.
3. In the Device List, select the printers you want to include in the group and click Create
Group.
4. When prompted, type a name for the new device group, and then click OK.
5. Click Update.
6. When prompted for the type of update to perform, click Update Printers, and then click
Continue.
7. From the list of HP Devices, select the printers to be upgraded, or click Select All.
8. Click Update to install the new printer firmware.
The printer displays three messages during a normal upgrade process:
Printer message
Explanation
RECEIVING UPGRADE Appears from the time the printer
recognizes the beginning of an .RFU
upgrade until the time the printer has
verified the validity and integrity of the
.RFU upgrade.
UPGRADING PRINTER Appears while the printer is actually
reprogramming the DIMM with the .RFU
upgrade.
WAIT FOR PRINTER TO
REINITIALIZE
Appears from the time the printer has
finished reprogramming the DIMM until
the printer reinitializes.
NOTE: To verify that the firmware upgrade succeeded, print a configuration
page from the printer control panel and verify that the firmware datecode
shown on the configuration page is the same as the datecode of the
.RFU file you downloaded.