TECHNICAL INFORMATION BULLETIN

Release date: January 18th, 2007

Bulletin N° 2007/213

FOR: MUTOH AUTHORIZED RESELLERS ONLY

FROM: MUTOH service & support department.

Memory Card Explorer

Dear Customer,

After some research, a software has been found to program and read flash cards. Concrete; it is possible to
copy firmware and store parameters to a flashcard or to download them to your workstation.

1. Advantages

• Only 1 flash card is needed.

• All surplus cards can be send back for 100% credit (333€/piece).
• Program your flashcard yourself: Download the *.pcc files form our firmware_download FTP, copy it to
the flash card with the program and update your Mutoh printer(s) ► no ordering delays
This is especially interesting for Rockhopper I, Rockhopper 38, Toucan and Osprey series printers.
Be sure to program the flash card as well, when you want to take a parameter back up.
• Possibility to centralize all parameter backups in one folder.
• Parameters can be exchanged.

2. Memory Card Explorer software

Memory Card Explorer ("MCE" & "MCE/NT")

is a graphical Windows software package
which provides direct access to the data
stored in flash, SRAM and ATA PCMCIA
memory PC Cards. It allows the binary
"image" of the card data to be saved to or
loaded from the hard disk drive in simple and
fast operations. Data between any two
address blocks can be copied and edited.
MCE is compatible with Windows 95, 98, ME,
NT4, 2000 and XP

For more information, please follow the links

below:

Product info click here

Price info click here

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3. Overview

Please find below an overview to know for which Mutoh printer / cutter you need a flash card, parallel or USB
cable.

Loading Firmware via Parameter backup

Machine
FW card
RH3, SPFR, Viper(TX)
Osprey / Toucan (Hybrid)
New mainboard
Installed mainboard
Rockhopper 38, 48 & 62
Ultima
New mainboard
Installed mainboard
Crashed mainboard
Parallel Cable USB via flash card
● X
X X
● X
X X
● X
● X
X X

Possible
X Not possible
● Possible, but not recommended

Notes
Note that it is recommended to update the firmware with a parallel or USB cable when possible.
Rockhopper 3, Spitfire 65/90/100, Viper and Viper TX
Installed mainboards for Osprey and Toucan (Hybrid)
New and installed mainboards for Ultima

Updating firmware via a flash card should only be done when there are no other possibilities, such as:
Rockhopper I and Rockhopper 38
New mainboards for Osprey and Toucan (Hybrid).
Crashed mainboards for Ultima

4. Method of working

Using only 1 flashcard

Step 1 : Install parameter back up firmware via software on flash card.

Step 2 : Backup parameters of printer / cutter with flashcard.
Step 3 : Store parameters from flashcard on the PC using the new software.
Step 4 : Copy new firmware from Mutoh’s Firmware FTP site via software to flash card.
Step 5 : Install new firmware on printer / cutter.
Step 6 : Copy parameter backup via software to flash card.
Step 7 : Install parameters from flashcard on printer / cutter.

Using parallel / USB cable and parameter backup card

Step 1 : Install parameter back up firmware via software on flash card.

Step 2 : Backup parameters of printer / cutter with flashcard.
Step 3 : Store parameters from flashcard on the PC using the new software.
Step 4 : Download new firmware from Mutoh’s Firmware FTP site.
Step 5 : Update firmware via parallel / USB cable.
Step 6 : Install parameters on printer / cutter.
Step 7 : Install parameters from flashcard on printer / cutter.

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