Installing fuu on the host pc, Updating the falcon firmware, Installing fuu on the host pc, p – Datalogic Scanning FALCON 4400 SERIES User Manual

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Software Programs

3-4

Falcon

®

4400 Series with Windows

Mobile

®

Installing FUU on the Host PC

The Firmware Update Utility (FUU) provides administrators with a field
upgrade mechanism. You must have Microsoft

®

ActiveSync already loaded

and running on the host PC to use FUU. Refer to the help system on your
device for more information about ActiveSync.

Install Datalogic’s Falcon

®

Firmware Update Utility on your PC by complet-

ing the following steps:

1. Insert the CD ROM shipped with your Falcon and click on the link

to

Firmware Update Utility

.

OR
Go to the Datalogic website and download the most current version of
the Firmware Update Utility. Unzip the file, then double-click to run
FUU_Setup.exe.

2. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation of

FUU.

Updating the Falcon Firmware

After copying the update package (*

.fpk file) to the host PC (see Retrieving

a Firmware Image Update, p.

3-3

) and installing

FUU

(Installing FUU on the

Host PC, p.

3-4

), you can upgrade the firmware on your Falcon.

1. On the PC, click

Start > All Programs > Firmware Update Utility

.

2. Verify that ActiveSync is selected from the

Communicate Using

drop-

down list.

3. Browse (

...

) to the location where you saved the firmware file for your

terminal.

Prior to installing FUU, you must remove any previous versions of FUU installed
on the host PC.

The following steps require that you have already established an ActiveSync con-
nection between the host computer and the Falcon. For information on establish-
ing an ActiveSync connection with the Falcon, refer to the help system on your
device.

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