User Guide

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Firmware Upgrade for the 28.8 Communicator
and the 28.8 Communicator with SimpleJack
(Document Part Number 60000-00033-002)
Introduction
This document provides instructions for upgrading the firmware in the
28.8 Communicator and the 28.8 Communicator with SimpleJack modems.
With the upgrade program, you may download into the modem the revision
of firmware that optimizes the modem performance for your application.
Currently, two firmware revisions are available: the standard firmware
that allows you to connect up to 28.8 Kbps, and the enhanced firmware that
allows you to connect up to 33.6 Kbps in optimal line conditions.
The upgrade program files are available from the Simple Technology
website at http://www.simpletech.com. The upgrade program files are
compressed—when you run Setup.exe, the upgrade program files are
expanded and copied to your computer hard drive.
Upgrade Procedure
Proceed as follows:
1. Plug the modem into the PC Card socket. Start Windows 3.1x,
Windows 95, or Windows NT 4.0.
2. Turn off any screen savers that you are using.
3. If you have not already done so, connect the modem to a phone
line and download the upgrade program files from the Simple
Technology website.
4. For Windows 3.1x, start the Program Manager. From the File Menu,
choose Run.
Or, for Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.0, click the Start button and
choose Run.
5. The Run window appears. Type “[path] Setup.exe” where [path] is the
location of the upgrade program files, e.g., “C\:Setup.exe.”
6. After initializing Setup, the Modem Upgrade Utility Setup window
appears. Type the path and directory to where you want the upgrade
program files expanded, and click on Continue; or, simply click on
Continue for the default directory of “C:\modem.”
7. After the upgrade program files are expanded, you are prompted that
Document Part Number 60000-00033-002