Orion User Guide - System Updates.pdf

Installing System Updates 215 Installing System Updates Occasionally software and/or firmware updates will become available from Squid Ink Manuf acturing. Software and Printer Sys tem F irmware can be updated from the desktop via Orion !" . Periodically check to see if upd...

Installing System Updates 215 Installing System Updates Occasionally software and/or firmware updates will become available from Squid Ink Manuf acturing. Software and Printer Sys tem F irmware can be updated from the desktop via Orion !" . Periodically check to see if updates are available. Downloading Updates To download updates the desktop PC must have the Orion !" gra phical software package installe d and have internet access. Open the Orion !" Graphical software package in the normal fashion. In the Orion !" software package select the File  tab. Select the Options  Tab located at the bottom of the File  window. The System Options  Window will open. Options Tab 216 Installing System Updates System Options Window In the System Options Window select the Check for Updates &  button. The Check for Updates  window will open. Check for Updates Window Installing System Updates 217 The Check for Updates  will display the current version of Orion !" and the current software/firmware version for any connected and licensed printers. Any available updates will also be displayed. Select Yes  to download any available updates. After selecting Yes  the available updates for Orion !" and any conn ected printers will begin to download. A progress window will display during the downloading process. Download Progress Window When the download is complete , Download successfully  will display. Download Successful Window Select Yes  to Download Available Updates 218 Installing System Updates After the updates have been downloaded select OK . After selecting OK  the following window will open. Select Yes  to close Orion !" and install the updates. The new current software version will display in the Update Installed  window. Select OK  and resume norma l operation. Installing System Updates 219 Updating Software/Firmware to Connected Printers Open the Configuration Window for a connected printer. Double mouse clicking on a printer in the Printer Connection Status panel will open the Printer Configuration window for that pr inter in the Orion !" workspace. You can also open the configuration window for a selected printer by selecting the Printer Configuration  icon for a highlighted printer in the print station explorer list. Printer Configurat ion Window, General Tab Double Click on Desired Printer to Open the Printer Configuration Window 220 Installing System Updates In the Printer Configuration Window General Tab select Install the latest version . Select Yes  to begin updating the printer. Updating will take about six (6) to ten (10) minutes. During the system update an update progre ss window will display. Printer Firmware & Software Update Progress Window Installing System Updates 221 After the update has completed, select Close  in the Printer Firmware & Software Update Window. After selecting Close  you will be prompted with the following message. Select OK  to continue. 222 Installing System Updates A progress window will display briefly while the new printer configuration is reloaded. After the new configuration for the printer has loaded, close the printer Configuration Window. When the Printer Configuration Win dow is closed you will be asked to save the changes. Select Yes  to save the changes to the printer. A progress bar will display briefly as the changes are saved. After the changes have been saved, s elect OK  and resume normal operation. Installing System Updates 223 Ex port Updates to USB Updates can be exported to a connected USB drive and physically transported to the desired printer. Attention! When exporting updates to a USB drive it is important to know the current level of software and firmware currently residing in the target printers. At the Target Printer(s): To find the current software and firmware levels, at the printer select the Settings  button to open the Settings screen on the printer . In the settings screen select the Printer Information  Butt on and the information screen on the printer will display . The information screen contains the current Firmware and Software versions residing in the printer. CoPilot Printer Information Screen 224 Installing System Updates At the desktop: After downloading updates from the interne t and Orion has restarted connect a USB drive to the PC where Orion and the updates reside. In the Orion !" software package select the File  tab. Select the Options  Tab located at the bottom of the File  window. The Sy stem Options  Window will open. Options Tab Installing System Updates 225 System Options Window In the System Options window select the Export Updates to USB Disk button The Export Updates to USB Disk  will open. Export Updates to USB Disk Window 226 Installing System Updates In the Export Updates to USB D isk  window place a check mark next to the updates you wish to export to the connected USB drive. When updating a Copilot printer in most instances the CoPilot Update Package  should be selected. The CoPilot Fundamental Package  should only be selected if the target printer has not been updated before version 02.02. 02. Generally you would not check both the CoPilot Update Package  and the CoPilot Fundamental Package  for USB export. Attention! Go to the printer(s) you wish to update and determine the current software level residing on the printer(s). If the CoPilot software version is b elow 2.2.2 you must update the Fundamental P ackage  first. If the current software level is already above 2.2.2 simply check the latest CoPilot Update Package . Afte r the desired updates have been checked select OK . If both the CoPilot Update Package  and the CoPilot Fundamental Package  have been checked t his warning will appear. If the current software level in the target printers is above version 02. 02.02 select Yes  to export the selected updates to the USB drive. Warning! If the current CoPilot software is below Version 02.02.02 you must update to the Fundamental Package  Version 02.02.02 before updating to the latest CoPilot Update Package . Installing System Updates 227 Orio n!" will detect any connected USB drives. Select the intended target drive. A progress window will display briefly while the update s are exported to the selected USB drive. Select OK . The printer software and firmware updates now reside on the USB drive. To update a printer insert the USB drive into the desired printer. After a few seconds the printer will show a USB screen containing an Update Firmware/Software  Icon. Press this icon and the update will begin. Update will take from six (6) t o ten (10) minutes to perform.