HP Color LaserJet CM4730 Multifunction Printer series - Manual (Page 218)

Upgrade the firmware
The MFP has remote firmware update (RFU) capability. Use the information in this section to upgrade
the MFP firmware.
Determine the current firmware version
1. From the control panel Home screen, scroll to and touch Administration .
2. Touch Information .
3. Touch Configuration/status Pages .
4. Touch Configuration/status Pages .
5. Touch Print .
The firmware datecode is listed on the Configuration page in the section called Device Information.
The firmware datecode has this format: YYYYMMDD XX.XXX.X. The first string of numbers is the date,
where YYYY represents the year, MM represents the month, and DD represents the date. For example,
a firmware datecode of that begins with
20061125
represents November 25, 2006.
Download new firmware from the HP Web site
To find the most recent firmware upgrade for the MFP, go to http://www.hp.com/go/
cljcm4730mfp_software . This page provides instructions for downloading the new firmware version.
Transfer the new firmware to the MFP
NOTE The MFP can receive an .RFU file update when it is in a "ready" state.
The elapsed time for an update depends on the I/O transfer time, as well as the time that it takes for the
MFP to re-initialize. The I/O transfer time depends on a number of things, including the speed of the
host computer that is sending the update. If the remote firmware update process is interrupted before
the firmware is downloaded (while Receiving Upgrade appears on the control-panel display), the
firmware file must be sent again. If power is lost during the flash DIMM update (while the Performing
Upgrade message appears on the control-panel display), the update is interrupted and the message
Resend Upgrade appears (in English only) on the control-panel display. In this case, you must send
the upgrade by using the parallel port. Finally, any jobs that are ahead of the RFU job in the queue are
completed before the update is processed.
Use FTP to upload the firmware through a browser
NOTE The firmware update involves a change in the format of nonvolatile random-access
memory (NVRAM). Any menu settings that are changed from the default settings might return to
default settings and must be changed again if you want settings that are different from the
defaults.
1. Print a configuration page and note the TCP/IP address shown on the EIO Jetdirect page.
2. Open a browser window.
3. In the address line of the browser, type
ftp://
, where
of the MFP. For example, if the TCP/IP address is 192.168.0.90, type
ftp://192.168.0.90
.
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