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OVERVIEW
KEY FEATURES AND BENEFITS OF THE RELEASE
RELEASE HISTORY

I. OVERVIEW:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
These are the customer release notes for the current released
Lexmark T654 laser printer firmware, which consists of the
following revisions:
Network Revision: NR.APS.N644
Printer Revision: LR.JP.P631a
Engine Revision: AR.JP.E220
Release date:

June 2012

II. FEATURES AND BENEFITS OF THE RELEASE:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

CUSTOMER RELEASE NOTES
Printer Firmware EC6.1 for T654 Devices (LR.JP.P631a)
Changes in Printer Firmware since LR.JP.626
Field Issues and Fixes
1) Added Airprint enhancements.
2) Made various security improvements.
3) Addressed an issue which could lead to inadvertent "Install MICR Cartridge
" messages on the op panel.
4) Addressed an issue that could lead to a 900.00 Firmware Error.
5) Addressed a condition that could lead to an incorrect SNMP deviceInstallDa
te value in the deviceTable.Fixed an issue on the T65x devices in which the user
could not enter the Configuration Menu while the device was in a Non-Continuabl
e Stop IR condition.
6) Addressed an issue where the Supplies Notification Maintenance Kit End-ofLife behavior could inadvertently get set to Non Continuable Stop by installing
certain used fusers into the device.
III.

RELEASE HISTORY:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

LR.JP.P626 (NETWORK NR.APS.N632 + ENGINE AR.JP.E219b)

Functional Enhancements
1) Added AirPrint support (Note: AirPrint and the AirPrint Logo are trademark
s of Apple Inc.)
2) Added support in the Lexmark Enterprise MIB for the following SNMP tables
(for the device, inventory, and alerts OIDs): deviceTable, hwInventoryTable, sup
plyInventoryTable, swInventoryTable, and deviceAlertTable
3) Added remote Out-of-Service Wipe capabilities.
4) Enhanced the history log header information.
5) Self-signed certificates now meet PCI-DSS requirements.
6) Enabled support for TLS encrypted Thinprint data.
7) Enhanced Unicode font support for multi-national language usage.
8) Made interface changes to allow MVE to access and configure the DDNS Refre
sh Time & DDNS Time to Live.
9) Enhanced the PKI Apps audit logging.
10) Added support for an IO Expander ISP card that can be installed in a prin
ter/MFP and interface to a coin box.

Field Issues and Fixes

1) Addressed a PCL datastream issue that was resulting in incorrect output.
2) Addressed several emulator issues that led to problems printing some PDF j
obs.
3) Fixed Postscript emulator issues that were leading to incorrect output.
4) Made XPS emulator changes to allow Confidential Job PIN numbers with leadi
ng zeros.
5) Made changes to improve print performance for certain print jobs.
6) Addressed an issue that was leading to 900.32 firmware errors.
7) Addressed some issues that could lead to 900.00 firmware errors.
8) Addressed some issues that could lead to 900.43 firmware errors.
9) Fixed an issue that could lead to a firmware error when using Windows 8.
10) Addressed some issues that were leading to "Auth Settings Corrupt" errors
.
11) Addressed a login issue when using same login name with different passwor
ds.
12) Addressed an issue that prevented the AppleTalk Menu from being displayed
on the Print Server Setup page of the embedded web server.
13) Made various security improvements.
14) Made several improvements to the eSF framework and interface.
15) Addressed an issue in which smbclient kerberos mode was not compatible wi
th some Windows file shares.
16) Addressed an issue where errors are displayed when a Kerberos configurati
on file with smartcard related settings is uploaded via the web page.
17) Addressed an issue that could lead to a 900 firmware error when using the
pkiadconfig app to configure devices with smartcards.
18) Addressed an issue where a card reader could get into an error state, req
uiring rebooting the device to recover.
19) Fixed an issue that could lead to potential code upgrade delays on device
s with 4-wire card installed.
20) Fixed a problem in IPDS that could lead to inadvertent printing of a Post
script error page.
LR.JP.P510 (NETWORK NR.APS.N528 + ENGINE AR.JP.E219)
Functional Enhancements
1) Added firmware support for eSF applications related to tracking quotas
2) Added firmware support for external 4-wire solutions via ISP
3) Changed the user configurable DDNS TTL to be in effect all the time, rathe
r than only when there is a static IP
4) "Warm-up Flushing" - If the printer internal paperpath sensors are not cov
ered after a jam, and continue button
is depressed, sheets left in the paper path will be flushed out to standar
d bin.
eSF Framework (T654 only)
1) Made eSF framework changes required to support newly announced Lexmark Sol
utions Platform
2) Made miscellaneous improvements to firmware framework for eSF apps
3) Added eSF support for USB HID devices
4) Made various improvements related to CAC support
5) Fixed an issue that could lead to 900.70 error
Emulator Changes/Fixes
1) Fixed Postscript emulator issues that could lead to 900.43 P4.PS or 900 Fi
rmware Error Process P4.PS errors
2) Fixed PDF emulator issues that could lead to diverse PDF errors
3) Fixed various other minor PDF issues
4) Fixed an issue where printing large universal jobs at 1200 DPI could lead
to a 900 error

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Addressed some minor XL/PCL issues

Fixed some issues that could lead to 900.57 errors
Fixed some issues that could lead to 900.00 P4.PCL5 errors
Fixed an isolated issue where a margin shift could occur in GL2

Other PE Field Issues

1) Fixed issue that could lead to 976:0 Service Network Software error when p
rinting via LPR/LPD
2) Fixed issues where port scans could cause stuck or lost network connection
s
3) Fixed diverse network firmware issues
4) Fixed issues that could lead to 976 errors
5) Fixed an issue that could lead to a 900 Firmware error
6) Fixed an issue that could lead to a "54 error" when using option cards wit
h P413a firmware
7) Made various minor improvements to webpage
8) Fixed some minor SNMP reporting issues
9) Fixed minor translation issues
10) Fixed an issue with auto DST in conjunction with Eastern Australia time
11) Fixed an issue causing a "58 too many flash options installed" error when
DLE and user flash option installed
12) Made various security improvements
LR.JP.P413c (NETWORK NR.APS.N504b + ENGINE AR.JP.E217)
1) Added capability for creating custom building block names in the
security setup
2) Improved helper text on Security Building Block Server Port field
for LDAP and LDAP+GSSAPI
3) Added ability to clear all non-volatile memory
4) Record date of last disk wipe and last non-volatile memory clear
on Menu Settings page
5) Added new SNMP OIDs for monitoring disk wiping and encryption
6) Added ability to import/export disk encryption settings via UCF
7) Added ability to turn on disk encryption & disk wiping via UCF
8) Added support for SSL with client cert connection to Sharepoint
server
9) Extended the default validity period of self signed certificate
to a value greater than 3 years
10) Removed unused UCF key "diskWipeManual" from UCF file
11) Fixed a barcode font issue related to missing printable Space
character
12) Fixed a potential printer hang issue caused by installing hard
drive from another device
13) Fixed a 900 Firmware error caused by importing a UCF key with
a very long value
14) Fixed various security bugs
15) Made minor translation changes
16) Fixed problem where Smartcards with spaces in UPN fail to
authenticate
17) Fixed problem where using profiles with non-responsive
LDD Server causes 900.83 error
18) Fixed "900.00 Error Process TSPanel ReadProc: caught
SIGSEGV" error
19) Fixed problem where a certain print job causes 900.00 Firmware
Error: P4.PCL5
20) Fixed problem where using the "Copy Printer Settings" function
from the device web page leads to an error
21) Fixed problem where clicking "Delete List" button under the
"Schedule DIsk Wiping" or the "Schedule USB devices" will

clear all other schedules on device

22) Fixed issues caused by processing UCF file that contains
unknown UCF keys
23) Fixed issue where USB drive is still detected after POR when
USB device was scheduled to be disabled
24) Fixed various minor PDF issues
25) Fixed problem where data shifted on page when printing a PDF
requesting a larger size than installed size
26) Applied various eSF framework fixes
27) Addressed issue in which the Export function does not export
some custom eSF fields with long values
28) Fixed various Web services issues
29) Fixed issue where address book searches fail when using
Kerberos authentication when network doesn't support reverse
IP lookups
30) Fixed an issue where some outbound network traffic was not being
routed correctly when a gigabit card with a static IP was installed
31) Made change to allow user configurable DDNS refresh and TTL
times
32) Addressed a DHCP renewal issue where the device would renew
properly but was not renewing at T1 (half of the lease
duration)
33) Fixed issue where the port restriction list has no effect when
user is on restricted server list
34) Fixed LPD issue caused by a (non-standard) LPR client reporting
a file length of 0 bytes (to indicate unknown file size)
35) Default SelfSigned SSL Certificate is now signed with SHA-1
36) Fixed a 976 error related to MTU and IPv6
37) Limited TCP 9000 connections to 1
38) Fixed various minor CertManager issues
39) Fixed intermittent 61 Defective disk errors when writing to
disk with multi-pass disk wiping enabled (T650, & T652 only)
40) Fixed an issue where entering a hostname in the NTP address
field fails
41) Fixed a problem of Image & HTML Menus missing under Settings
Menu on the printer operator panel
LR.JP.P311e2 (NETWORK NR.APS.N447b2)
1) Addressed a 976 Web Services crash on the printer related low
network MTU set by the DHCP server.
2) Security related UCF keys can now be imported/exported from the
embedded web server.
3) Various enhancements for Common Criteria certification.
5) Various minor bug fixes and enhancements.
6) Fixed an issue caused by an improper HTTP GET request (CVE-2010-0101).
7) Passive FTP connections now time-out after 90 seconds in order to
avoid a potential Denial of Service (CVE-2010-0618).
8) Resolved NULL-pointer dereference in OpenSSL (CVE-2004-0079).
9) Resolved some PJL buffer overrun issues (CVE-2010-0619).
10) Addressed an issue where a 900.31 failure could occur rarely when
updating firmware.
LR.JP.P224aWS (NETWORK N368cWS)
1) Addressed some issues related to using Windows Web Services.
2) Fixed a problem related to IPP printing with Snow Leopard.
LR.JP.P224a (NETWORK N368)

1) Fixed an issue could occur when large files were stored on disk.
2) Addressed an issue that could cause power saver timer to fail.
3) Added eSF Support for several new card readers attached to
rear port.
4) Improved UCF functionality for security configuration changes.
5) Fixed issue related to multiple "more info" messages while posting
an intervention required message.
6) Addressed an issue related to idle screen hangs when using eSF apps.
7) Corrected some hard disk issues related to hangs and temporary
reporting of "61 Defective Disk".
LR.JP.P131 (NETWORK N311c)
1) Fixed a problem that could cause issues trying to print to the
printer from another subnet.
2) Fixed 900.41 error that occurred when canceling an IPDS duplex job.
3) New support for up to 25 Parked Jobs.
4) Added some EWS features related to disk wiping and supply alarm
controls.
5) Various translation fixes and updates.
6) Improved security functionality.
7) Fixed a problem related to 902.80 errors.
LJ.JP.P092 (NETWORK N249a)
Initial Release.