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System Software Installation

The iRC6800-D1 System Software CD contains the system software and fonts. Use the System

Software CD in the following situations:

 When replacing hard disks

 When upgrading system software

1.1 Note

If the system software is reinstalled, all downloaded files, additional fonts, job logs, and other such

files will be deleted from the hard drive. Be sure to explain this to the user’s administrator and take

all necessary measures such as backups first.

1.2 Items to Prepare

When installing system software, prepare the following items:

 The PC (Windows 95/98/ME) on which the downloading tool (PDL Downloader) is installed.

Use version 2.031 or newer of the PDL Downloader

PDL Downloader can also be used under Windows 2000/XP, but since the data transmission

speed is slow under these systems, a PC running Windows 9x is preferable.

 A Centronics cable that supports the IEEE 1284 standard (a cable displaying “IEEE 1284

Std Compliant”)

 The System Software CD-ROM

1.3 Preparations

Since the system software installation will clear the setting information, print out the

“Configuration Page” first.

1) Press the copier control panel’s “Option” button, and then select the “Printer” button.

2) Select “Menu”.

Summary of content (9 pages)

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System Software Installation The iRC6800-D1 System Software CD contains the system software and fonts. Use the System Software CD in the following situations: When replacing hard disks When upgrading system software 1.1 Note If the system software is reinstalled, all downloaded files, additional fonts, job logs, and other such files will be deleted from the hard drive. Be sure to explain this to the user’s administrator and take all necessary measures such as backups first. 1.
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3) Select “Print Pages”. 4) Select the “Configuration”. 5) The configuration page showing the iRC6800-D1 setting information will be printed. Save this page for use after installation. 1.4 Preparing the PC Install the downloading tool (PDL Downloader) first. The system software is supplied on CD-ROM. When installing onto a PC that lacks an internal CD-ROM drive, you will need to prepare an external CD-ROM drive.
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1.5 Connecting the iRC6800-D1 to the PC 1) After obtaining permission from the user’s administrator, shut down the iRC6800-D1 , turn its power off, and then turn the copier’s power off. Shutdown Procedure The iRC6800-D1 has a shutdown function that protects the hard disk from damage. Be sure to shut the iRC6800-D1 down before turning its power off. a) If the copier is in copy mode, press the “Option” button. b) Press the “Printer” button. c) Verify that the LCD shows “Idle”.
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back on again. h) Turn the copier’s power off. 2) Remove the cable connecting the user’s PC to the network. 3) Use the Centronics cable to connect the iRC6800-D1 ’s parallel port with the printer port of the PC with the downloading tool installed. 4) Turn the PC’s power on. 1.6 System Installation 1) Use the prepared PC’s PDL Downloader shortcut, or select PDL Downloader from the Start menu’s Programs to launch the downloading tool. 2) Click the “Select” button. Select “iRD1_Vxxxbot.
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If the LCD’s status line finishes after the power is turned on without this operation, a timeout will occur, and the system will not be installable. If this happens, turn the power off on the PS print server’s unit-C1 and the copier, and follow the procedures in “1.6 System Installation” to redo the download. 7) Approximately 20 seconds after the PDL Downloader completes, once the message “Config Mode settings ready.
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11) “Flushing parallel port. Please wait.” will be displayed, followed approximately 10 seconds later by “Copy software to parallel port.” Select OK and follow step 12 below within 10 seconds. If you do not follow step 12 within 10 seconds, the message will change from “Installation is in progress” to “Installation failed Time Out [4],” and the system will not be installable due to the time out. If this happens, select OK in the “Installation failed Time Out [4]” screen, and redo the procedure from step 10.
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For this reason, once the download has begun, do not cancel the installation before the system software is installed normally. If the download is cancelled for some reason, follow the steps in “1.6 System Installation” to redo the download. Until the system software download completes iRC6800-D1 will not function as a PDL board.
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7) The Setup Menu will be entered automatically when the “Options” button is pressed after the iRC6800-D1 launch completes successfully. Use the settings page you printed up before installation to set up the iRC6800-D1 . (At a minimum, set the settings in the order “Server Settings”, “Network Settings”, and “Printer Settings” and save all item changes, or the “Done” button will not be enabled. If you make a mistake in the order of the settings, the message “Please set XXX before setting XXX.
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4) Select “Print Page”. 5) Select “PS Test”. 5) Verify that the test page has printed out normally. 6) Print the “Configuration” in the same way, and verify that that iRC6800-D1 is set correctly.