Konica Minolta MAGICOLOR MC2300W User Manual

Konica Minolta Printing Solutions Europe B.V.

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Website: printer.konicaminolta.com

Updating the MC2300W firmware and driver.

Information Level: 4

(2 = Semi-confidentional, Konica Minolta, internal use only, 3 = Service Partners/Distributors/First Line usage only. 4 = General
Information, may be send to end-users.)

Printer involved: Magicolor 2300W
Operating system: all

Konica Minolta Printing Solutions can not be held liable for damage as result of incorrect firmware
updates..

Problem Description:

How to update the MC2300W firmware and driver from Minolta QMS to Konica Minolta versions.

Solution / Work-around / Answer:

Upgrading the Magicolor 2300W firmware and driver to Konica Minolta.

Close down the status monitor application.

The status monitor can be closed by right-clicking the status monitor icon on the taskbar, and selecting
‘Exit’.

If the printer is connected via parallel port, change the port settings:

Make sure no printer is connected to the parallel port in the ‘printer properties / port’ setup.

Temporary change the port for each printer (including MC2300W) which was set to ‘LPT1’ to ‘File’.
Please make a note of the printers which were set to ‘LPT1’. These settings must be restored to their
original settings after the firmware has been updated.

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Support Department

Website: printer.konicaminolta.com

Download both the Konica Minolta MC2300W firmware and the update ultility. (Fwrite)

Unpack both zipped archived files to a folder on your PC.
In the Fwrite folder, doubleclick the Fwrite application icon, the firmware update application will start up with

the screen below:

Make sure that ‘Write Data Flash ROM’ is selected and in the ‘Output’ field, select the port your printer is
connected to, (USB or LPT1). Press ‘Select’.

In the next screen, press ‘Browse’ to select the location where you saved the firmware file. (*******.nal)
In the ‘Select Data Type’ field, make sure ‘Firmware’ is selected.

When all selections are correct, press ‘Execute’.
Press ‘OK’ on the message be low:

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A status display will show the progress of the firmware update.
Press ‘OK’ on the message be low:

Now please close the firmware update utility.
Your printerfirmware has been updated.

Please reboot your printer now.

Cancel any “New hardware found” screens which may pop up on your PC.

Checking the current firmware version.

Startup the firmware update utility again. (In the Fwrite folder, doubleclick the Fwrite application icon, the
firmware update application will start up with the screen below)

To check the current firmware version, select ‘Get Version’ in the screen below and press ‘Select’.

Press ‘Yes’ in the screen below:

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