SERVICE UPDATE # F1081

Rev. Date: 10/02/01 Rev.

DCP1200 Automatic Tray Selection

Problem: With the LT-400 attached, Automatic Tray Selection will not function properly / will not
pull paper from the desired tray determined by the size of the original document.

Recommended Solution: Download and install new Flash ROM firmware Version H from
brothersupport web site.

Installing the Flash Rom

System Requirements

CPU: Pentium 75 or higher

Ram: 8 MB or greater ( 16MB recommended)

OS: DOS, Windows 3.1/3.11 or Win95 /98

Setup

1) Make sure that the equipments power cord is unplugged from the wall socket.
2) Make sure your computer is powered off.
3) Connect the IEEE 1284 parallel cable to the parallel interface port on the back of the facsimile.
4) Connect the other end of the IEEE 1284 parallel cable to the printer port of your computer.
5) Power on your computer.
6) Power on the facsimile while holding the number [0] key, the unit will chirp once, release [0]
and press the number [1] key, next it will chirp twice, release [1] and press the number [2] key,
when it chirps three times release [2] and press number [3] key, if you have done the
procedure correctly you will hear a series of musical tones.
7) The machine is now ready to be flashed.

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 SERVICE UPDATE # F1081

Rev. Date: 10/02/01 Rev.

DCP1200 Automatic Tray Selection

Installing the new firmware into the facsimile machine

1) Download the latest Version firmware into your computer.

2) After Downloading the Flash ROM from www.brothersupport.com you will need to use WinZip
or equivalent application to extract the file. Once youve extracted the file, copy it to the
root directory of your hardrive
3) In Windows 95/98 click the Start button, point to programs, and then click the MS-DOS
prompt to open an MS-DOS window, from DOS and Windows 3.1/3.11 go directly to the
MS_DOS prompt.
4) To make sure that you are at the root directory, use the change directory command
CD\ press ENTER.
Type the following command at the DOS prompt and press ENTER.

C:\ COPY 1200_usa.t_h LPT1/b

5) Once you have typed this command line the machine will beep intermittently. Once the
file has finished downloading you will hear musical tones, The LCD will say please wait,
and the machine will come up to Date/time and Fax on the display.
6) At this point you will access the maintenance mode by pressing Menu, 0, 2,8,6,4 within
2 seconds. Then you will key in 01 and the display will say Parameter Init.
7) When this is completed the machine will go back to Maintenance on the display. You then
enter 7,4 to key in the Country Code.
8) The country code for the DCP1200 is 1001. Then you press the SORT key to store your entry.
9) Press 11 to print out the configuration list. On the top of the first page you will see REV.
followed by a group of numbers, which at the end has VER. Followed by a letter. YOU
NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT LETTER IS the same as the version you downloaded.
This will confirm your successful download.
10) Press 99 to exit the Maintenance mode.

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