Update Procedure

This procedure is used to update the printer's firmware to support AirPrint. 

Operating Environment for Printer Update Utility

• Target operating systems

  • Mac OS X Lion 10.7, Mac OS X 10.6, Mac OS X 10.5, Mac OS X 10.4.11

• Requirements

  • Printer

  • USB cable

  • Printer Update Utility

   

Check Whether Update is Necessary

You can check the software version by printing the nozzle check pattern.

• If the software version is printed

  Software update is not necessary.

• If the software version is not printed

  Software update is necessary. Update according to "Software Version Update Procedure" described below.
  
  

Software Version Update Procedure

1. Connect the computer and the printer by using a USB cable.

   If a LAN cable or a USB cable for camera connection is connected, disconnect those cables.

   For models with card slots, remove all the cards if they are inserted in the card slots.

   Note

   • Make sure that only one printer is connected to the computer via a USB cable.

2. Double-click (Printer Update) to start the update utility.

3. Check the message content of step 1, turn on the printer power, and then click Next.
   
   
   
   
   
   

   Note

   • If an error message is displayed, the possible causes are as follows:

     • Cause (1): The USB cable is not connected
       Corrective action: Connect the USB cable, and start over from step 1.

     • Cause (2): The downloaded update file is for a different printer.
       Corrective action: Download the file for the printer to be updated, and start over from step 1.

4. Check the message content of step 2, and click Start.

   

   Printer name: Name of the printer connected to the computer.

   Current software version: Software version of the connected printer.

   Upgrade software version: Software version to which the printer is to be updated at this time.

   Important

   • Do not turn off the printer or disconnect the USB cable until the update is complete. Doing so may cause an error.

   Note

   • If you are unable to click Start, the update was attempted on a printer that does not require firmware overwriting. Check the Current software version again.
     If it does not require the update then cancel it.

   • During the update, the error lamp on the printer will flash orange.

5. When the step 3 window appears, check the message content, and click Exit.

6. Press the printer power button to turn off the printer.

   This completes the software update. If you are using the printer with LAN connection, disconnect the USB cable first and then, connect the LAN cable.

   Note

   • You must turn off the power and then turn it back on again. Otherwise, the printer will not operate properly.

   • If the power is turned off during the update, the update will not end normally.
     If the printer does not operate normally even if you turn off the printer power and then turn it back on again, the update may not have ended normally.

   • The update procedure will create a new (additional) printer listing which gets set as default and has USB selected for the port. Since you will be printing wirelessly from the computer, it's best to delete this printer instance to avoid attempting to print to the wrong port. Follow the steps below to delete the USB printer icon.

    

Delete the additional printer listing

If you will be printing wirelessly from your computer, you will want to delete the printer instance created when you connected the USB cable to perform the firmware update. Follow the instructions below.

1. Open the applicable "Printers" window.
   
   
   • System Preferences -> Print & Fax
     
   • System Preferences -> Print & Scan (Lion)
     
     
2. Delete the USB Printer's icon. The one you want to delete will have a digit added after the name.
   
   
   To delete, highlight the printer in the list, click the minus(-) sign, then comnfirm the deletion.
   
   
        

Error Causes and Corrective Actions

If an error is detected during operation of the Printer Update Utility, an error message is displayed.
If an error message is displayed, perform the operation described in the message instructions.
The following table lists the causes and corrective actions of the main error messages that may be displayed.

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Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern to Check Firmware Version

Print the nozzle check pattern to determine whether the ink ejects properly from the print head nozzle.

You need to prepare: a sheet of A4 or Letter-sized plain paper

1. Make sure that the power is turned on.

2. Make sure that one or more sheets of A4 or Letter-sized plain paper are loaded in the cassette.

3. Open the paper output tray gently, and open the output tray extension.

1. Print the nozzle check pattern.

   (1) Select Setup on the HOME screen.

   
   The setup menu screen will appear.

   (2) Select

   Maintenance, then touch the OK button.

   The Maintenance screen will appear.

   (3) Select Print nozzle check pattern, then touch the OK button.

   

   The confirmation screen will appear.

   (4) Select Yes, then touch the OK button.

   The nozzle check pattern will be printed and two pattern confirmation screens will appear on the LCD.

2. Examine the nozzle check pattern (printout) for firmware version.

   Firmware Version is Printed	Firmware Version is Not Printed

3. If firmware version is printed, it is not necessary to install the firmware update.
   Press the HOME button to return to the HOME
   
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