HP Color LaserJet CP3505 Printer - Software Technical Reference
NOTE: You might receive an error message on the screen indicating that the printer is
offline. Verify that the printer is turned on. If it is, ignore the message. The Updating screen
appears and the update proceeds as expected.
4. The update process can take several minutes. Let the process finish without further interaction with
the product or the computer. The messages described in the section
Printer messages during the
firmware update on page 219 appear on the control panel.
NOTE: The product automatically turns off and then on again to activate the update; this
can happen more than once. At the end of the update process, the READY message
appears on the control panel. Do not turn off the product or interfere with the update until
you see this message.
5. Print a configuration page and verify that the firmware revision number matches the revision of the
current update.
Remote firmware update by using the LPR command
NOTE: This remote firmware update method is for use in Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000,
Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003.
Complete the following steps to update the firmware by using the LPR command.
1. From a command window, type lpr -P <IPADDRESS> -S <IPADDRESS> -o l
<FILENAME> -OR- lpr -S <IPADDRESS> -Pbinps <FILENAME>, where <IPADDRESS> can
be either the TCP/IP address or the hostname of the product, and where <FILENAME> is the
filename of the .RFU file.
NOTE: The parameter (-o l) consists of a lowercase "O", not a zero, and a lowercase "L",
not the numeral 1. This parameter sets the transport protocol to binary mode.
2. Press Enter on the keyboard. The messages described in the section Printer messages during the
firmware update on page 219 appear on the control panel.
3. The download process begins and the firmware is updated on the product. This can take several
minutes. Let the process finish without further interaction with the product or the computer. The
messages described in the section
Printer messages during the firmware update on page 219
appear on the control panel.
NOTE: The product automatically turns off and then on again to activate the update; this
can happen more than once. At the end of the update process, the READY message
appears on the control panel. Do not turn off the product or interfere with the update until
you see this message.
4. Print a configuration page and verify that the firmware revision number matches the revision of the
current update.
5. Type exit at the command prompt to close the command window.
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