HP Color LaserJet 4730 HP Color LaserJet 4730mfp - Software Technical Referenc - Page 335

Remote firmware update by using the HP LaserJet Utility (Mac OS 9.x only), Updating, READY

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Engineering Details NOTE You may receive an error message on the screen indicating that the product is offline. Verify that the product 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 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 HP LaserJet Utility (Mac OS 9.x only) Make sure that you have the tools and files that are necessary for the update. You will need the HP LaserJet Utility and the 4730MFPFW.RFU file, which is the firmware file for the product. The firmware file (4730MFPFW.RFU) can be downloaded from the following Web site: www.hp.com/ go/clj4730mfp_firmware See Downloading the new firmware to the product for more information. After you have the firmware file and the HP LaserJet Utility, you are ready to begin the update process. Complete the following steps: 1. Open the HP LaserJet Utility. 2. Click Select Printer, select the product that you want to update on the network, and then click OK. An information dialog box for the product appears. 3. On the left side of the information dialog box, click Files. A dialog box appears where you can select a file to be downloaded to the product. 4. Click Select File. 5. Locate the 4730MFPFW.RFU file on your hard disk, and click the file name to highlight it. Click Select. The Files dialog boxes are updated to show the 4730MFPFW.RFU file under File to download. 6. Click Download. 7. 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. A progress bar in the HP LaserJet Utility shows how much of the file has been downloaded. The messages described in the section Printer messages during the firmware update appear on the control panel. ENWW Remote firmware update 313

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NOTE
You may receive an error message on the screen indicating that the product is
offline. Verify that the product 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
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 HP LaserJet Utility
(Mac OS 9.
x
only)
Make sure that you have the tools and files that are necessary for the update. You will need the
HP LaserJet Utility and the 4730MFPFW.RFU file, which is the firmware file for the product.
The firmware file (4730MFPFW.RFU) can be downloaded from the following Web site:
www.hp.com/
go/clj4730mfp_firmware
See
Downloading the new firmware to the product
for more information.
After you have the firmware file and the HP LaserJet Utility, you are ready to begin the update process.
Complete the following steps:
1.
Open the HP LaserJet Utility.
2.
Click
Select Printer
, select the product that you want to update on the network, and then click
OK
. An information dialog box for the product appears.
3.
On the left side of the information dialog box, click
Files
. A dialog box appears where you can
select a file to be downloaded to the product.
4.
Click
Select File
.
5.
Locate the 4730MFPFW.RFU file on your hard disk, and click the file name to highlight it. Click
Select
. The
Files
dialog boxes are updated to show the 4730MFPFW.RFU file under
File to
download
.
6.
Click
Download
.
7.
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. A
progress bar in the HP LaserJet Utility shows how much of the file has been downloaded. The
messages described in the section
Printer messages during the firmware update
appear on the
control panel.
ENWW
Remote firmware update
313
Engineering Details