Installing the FireWire Drivers on the ICIII or Printer Server
Important: Always install the FireWire drivers on the computer that has the FireWire cards installed.
1 After Windows launches, insert the MS Installation CD into the server’s CD-ROM drive.
2 Select Start > Run.
The Run dialog box opens.
3 Click Browse.
The Browse dialog box opens.
4 Navigate to the server’s CD drive (X represents the CD drive letter) and open directories to the following path: X:\ EZ171\FMPC XP Drivers\EZ171\
5 Select the setup.exe file, and click Open.
The filename and path are populated in the Open field of the Run dialog box.
6 Click OK.
The Run dialog box closes, and the Device Drivers Disk [D-01] dialog box opens.
7 Click OK.
The Device Drivers Disk [D-02] dialog box opens.
8 Click OK.
9 Remove the CD from the CD-ROM drive.
Setting Up FireWire Drivers for an LP 5500, LP 5700 or LP 5900 Printer Client Device
1 Ensure that the printer is turned off.
2 Connect the printer’s FireWire cable to the Printer Server’s FireWire Card #2.
3 Turn the printer switch to ON. Wait for the LCD screen to display Frontier…
4 Move the printer switch to STANDBY.
5 Wait until the LCD displays STAND BY.
A Welcome to the Found New
Hardware Wizard screen displays on the Printer Server.
6 Select Install the software automatically (Recommended).
7 Click Next.
The Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard screen displays.
8 Click Finish.
The wizard closes.
Setting the LP 5500, LP 5700 or LP 5900 FireWire Interface IP Address
1 On the Printer Server, select Start > Settings > Network Connections.
The Network Connections window opens.
2 Disconnect the printer’s FireWire cable from the back of the Printer Server. Note which port it is connected to.
3 Notice that one of the 1394 Connections has changed to status Network Cable
Unplugged. (This is the printer’s FireWire connection.)
4 Right-click the 1394 Connection that is still listed as connected. (This is the scanner’s FireWire connection.)
A context menu opens.
(The scanner does not use the networking capabilities of FireWire, and must be disabled to allow the scanner to connect.)
5 Select Disable.
Note: Disabling the connection takes a few seconds. The screen may need to be manually refreshed to reflect the disabled connection.
6 Right-click the “unplugged” connection that is listed.
A context menu opens.
7 Select Properties.
The 1394 Connection Properties dialog box opens.
8 In the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties section, select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP).
9 Click the Properties button.
The Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties dialog box opens.
10 Select Use the following IP address and enter the following:
IP address: 192.168.0.10 Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0 11 Click OK.
The Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties dialog box closes, and the 1394 Connection 2 Properties
12 Click Close.
The Properties dialog box closes.
13 Re-connect the printer’s FireWire cable to the port it was unplugged from.
14 Click to close the window.
Setting Up Firewire Drivers for an LP 1500, LP 2000 or LP 2500 Printer Client Device
1 Alert: Before proceeding, read this procedure and be prepared to quickly follow Step 3.
2 Ensure that the printer is turned off.
3 Connect the printer’s FireWire cable to the Printer Server’s FireWire Card #2.
4 For the LP 1500 and LP 2000:
• Turn the printer switch to ON.
• Turn the printer switch to STANDBY.
• Wait until the printer’s LCD screen reads STAND BY or WARMING UP.
• Proceed to Step 5.
For the LP 2500:
• Turn the printer switch to ON.
• Wait for the Frontier Starting countdown to begin.
• On the LCD screen on the printer, quickly press:
Menu
Enter
• The printer’s ROM version now appears on the LCD screen.
• Turn the printer switch to STANDBY.
• Proceed to Step 5.
The Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard screen appears on the Printer Server.
5 Select Install the software automatically (Recommended).
6 Click Next.
The drivers install and the Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard screen displays.
7 Click Finish.
Setting Up FireWire Drivers for an SP 3000 Film Scanner Make sure that you follow these procedures exactly.
1 Ensure that the SP 3000 film scanner is turned off.
2 Complete the scanner installation process.
3 Important: This procedure must be completed before running the vdentry application.
Examine the computer and determine if there is a built-in FireWire interface. If there is a built-in FireWire interface, one or more FireWire ports will appear on the exterior of the computer’s case.
• The ports may be labeled 1394, IEEE 1394, iLink or FireWire.
• The ports may be labeled with the FireWire symbol:
See the images below for examples of built-in FireWire ports.
4 If there is not a built-in FireWire interface, the newly added film scanner FireWire board has a BusID of 0.
If there is a built-in FireWire interface, the newly added film scanner FireWire board has a BusID of 1.
Next, run the vdentry application to install virtual device drivers . . .
5 From Windows, select Start > Run.
The Run dialog box opens.
6 Type VDEntry in the Open field.
7 Click OK.
The VirtualDriverEntry dialog box opens.
8 Set the IEEE1394 BusID to 0.
9 Click Regist.
Note: If no error messages appear, the vdentry registration was successful.
The Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard screen displays.
10 Select Install the software automatically (Recommended).
11 Click Next.
The Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard screen displays.
12 Click Finish.
The wizard closes.
13 Continue installation on the next page with the Disabling FireWire Networking for the SP 1500/2000/2500/3000 Scanners section.
Setting Up FireWire Drivers for an SP 1500, SP 2000 or SP 2500 Film Scanner Make sure that you follow these procedures exactly.
1 Ensure that the SP1500, SP2000 or SP2500 film scanner is turned off.
2 Complete the scanner installation process.
3 Turn on the SP1500, SP2000 or SP2500 film scanner and wait for it to boot.
4 Switch to the computer where the scanner’s FireWire cable is connected (Printer Server or ICIII Server).
The Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard screen displays.
5 Select Install the software automatically (Recommended).
6 Click Next.
The Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard screen displays.
7 Click Finish.
The wizard closes.
8 Continue installation on the next page with the Disabling FireWire Networking for the SP 1500/2000/2500/3000 Scanners below.
Disabling FireWire Networking for the SP 1500/2000/2500/3000 Scanners
Note: Only perform these steps on systems without LP 5500/5700/5900 printers; follow the steps on page 116 for these systems.
1 On the Printer Server, select Start > Settings > Network Connections.
The Network Connections window opens.
2 Right-click the first 1394 Connection that is listed.
A context menu opens.
3 Select Disable.
Note: Disabling the connection takes a few seconds. The screen may need to be manually refreshed to reflect the disabled connection.
4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 above for each 1394 connection in your system.