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Appendix f — updating the kodak driver, Downloading software drivers electronically – Kodak RFS 3570 User Manual

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 Updating the KODAK Driver G F-1

Appendix F — Updating
the KODAK Driver

This appendix provides information on obtaining and installing an up-
dated software driver including:

Directions for downloading the software driver electronically from
several sources. (We recommend this as the preferred method of
obtaining driver updates.)

Directions for obtaining the software driver on diskettes directly from
Kodak.

Directions for installing the software driver and updating scanner
firmware once you have obtained the updated version of the driver.

Downloading Software Drivers Electronically

NOTE: The availability of software downloading service described in this section
may vary from area to area.

When Kodak prepares updated versions of the software drivers for the
scanner, it makes those updates available electronically on a public ftp
server. Downloading an update from this network is the quickest way to
obtain the most current driver. You receive the driver directly — in a
timely way — at your convenience.

Downloading a driver requires: a modem, communications software, a
telephone line, and access to this server. These items are not supplied by
Kodak.

You access this ftp server using one of the following methods:

 Via FTP at “ftp ftp.kodak.com/pub/photo-cd/drivers/”

Log-in as “anonymous” using your complete e-mail address as a
password. The file “Descriptions.txt” in the drivers directory lists all