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Konica Minolta QMS magicolor CX Reference User Manual

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Updating System

Software

2-55

Printer Options

4

Set the PC’s baud rate to 38400 by typing

modex.exe

modex

# 38400 n 8 1

where

# is 1-4. See the MODEX.DOC file for more information on

this program.

5

Turn on the printer, wait for

IDLE

to appear in the message

window, and then print an advanced status page.

This procedure should not change the current configuration set-
tings. However, the advanced status page provides a record of all
current configuration settings, so you can verify that they are the
same after the system software has been updated.

6

Take the printer off line.

7

Turn on the RTS and CTS hardware flow control settings.

a

Access the Administration/Communications/Serial/Hdwe
Flow Ctl menu.

b

Set RTS to On.

c

Set CTS to On.

d

Press the Online/Offline key to be prompted to save your
changes.

e

Select Yes to Save Changes.

8

Access the Administration/Miscellaneous/New Flash Image
menu.

9

Select Yes in the New Flash Image menu.

The printer waits for the new system software (image) to be sent
via your PC’s parallel port. (

YES

remains in the message window

until the new image is sent.)