Service manual

AR-P17 FLASH ROM VERSION UP PROCEDURE 7 - 1
[7] FLASH ROM VERSION UP
PROCEDURE
(Necessary items for version-up)
A Personal computer
B Centro (printer) cable
C Software for version-up
(ROM type)
The flash ROM is directly installed to each PWB.
(Target PWB)
1 PCL PWB
Prepare following files necessary for program download
• Maintenance software: maintenance.exe
• Andromeda module file: ProcModelC.mdl (for AR-M236/M276/
M237/M277 series)
1. Printer Control Board firmware
download method
Please follow the procedure below:
1) Make sure copier is turned off, and connect PC and Printer Control
board of the copier by parallel cable beforehand.
∗ Note: It is okay to use serial cable instead.
2) Turn on the copier.
3) Start up in copier test command mode, and execute Sim67-14
"FLASHDOWNLOAD".
4) And then, press OK key when notice message "PRESS OK KEY"
appears on the panel. Another message "Please Send Data" will
appear after a while.
5) Start up the maintenance program on PC. Select model name
"AR-M236/M276/M237/M277 Series" from the model selection
dialogue box.
6) Expand "Printer Control Board", and double-click on "Printer Con-
trol Board Firmware Download".
7) Dialog box will appear to select download file.
8) Select Download file(*.sfu) and press "Open" button.
9) Download procedure will starts automatically.
10) Notice message "Data Send Complete" will appear on PC.
11) Notice message "Download is complete. Check the copier panel
to make sure the download is complete." will appear on PC.
12) Close maintenance program, and reset the machine by pressing
CA key.
This is the end of the download procedure.
Outline of Version-up Procedure
(PC)
(AR-M236/M276/M237/M277)
MCU-PWB
PCL-PWB
IMC
PWB
FAX-PWB
A
C
B
1
Download
data
RS232C connector
(9pin or 25pin)
Centro connector
Centro cable
I/F circuit (9pin) Centro connector
Operation
panel
Finisher
Double click it.