Using hp web jetadmin to upgrade the firmware – HP Color LaserJet 4730 Multifunction Printer series User Manual

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226 Ready

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226 Transfer complete

12.

The download process begins and the firmware is updated on the MFP. This can take
approximately five minutes. Let the process finish without further interaction with the MFP or
computer.

NOTE

The MFP automatically turns off and then on again after processing the upgrade.

13.

At the command prompt, type: bye to exit the ftp command.

14.

At the command prompt, type: exit to return to the Windows interface.

Using HP Web Jetadmin to upgrade the firmware

This procedure requires that you install HP Web Jetadmin Version 7.0 or later on your computer. See

Using HP Web Jetadmin software

. Complete the following steps to update a single device through

HP Web Jetadmin after downloading the .RFU file from the HP Web site.

1.

Start HP Web Jetadmin.

2.

Open the Device Management folder in the drop-down list in the Navigation panel. Navigate to
the Device Lists folder.

3.

Expand the Device Lists folder and select All Devices. Locate the MFP in the list of devices, and
then click to select it.

If you need to upgrade the firmware for multiple HP Color LaserJet 4730mfp series MFPs, select
all of them by pressing the

Ctrl

key as you click the name of each MFP.

4.

Locate the drop-down box for Device Tools in the upper-right corner of the window. Select Update
Printer Firmware
from the action list.

5.

If the name of the .RFU file is not listed in the All Available Images box, click Browse in the
Upload New Firmware Image dialog box and navigate to the location of the .RFU file that you
downloaded from the Web at the start of this procedure. If the filename is listed, select it.

6.

Click Upload to move the .RFU file from your hard drive to the HP Web Jetadmin server. After the
upload is complete, the browser window refreshes.

7.

Select the .RFU file from the Printer Firmware Update drop-down menu.

8.

Click Update Firmware. HP Web Jetadmin sends the selected .RFU file to the MFP. The control
panel shows messages that indicate the progress of the upgrade. At the end of the upgrade
process, the control panel shows the Ready message.

ENWW

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