FCO Updater is a small utility which updates the platesetter’s registry with a list of FCOs performed on the device. The utility enables service personnel to keep track of the FCOs implemented on a specific platesetter.
Whenever an FCO is implemented, the service engineer must install the latest version of FCO Updater (available for downloading from either the FCO page or the FCO Update Utility CD).

• FCO Updater helps to eliminate the problem of trying to visually detect which FCOs have been implemented on a specific platesetter.

• FCO Updater increases efficiency. Previously, when there was no tracking utility, an FCO may have been shipped to a specific site on more than one occasion. FCO Updater eliminates this problem.

FCO Updater is compatible with all Lotem models and all versions of Microsoft^® Windows^® operating systems.

FCO Updater is released on both CD-ROM and from TechPlanet.

1. Insert the FCO Updater CD-ROM into the platesetter’s CD drive - or Download the latest version (12 May 08).
2. On the Lotem, locate the CD drive.
3. Double-click FCO Updater.exe. The Machine Type dialog box appears:
   
   
   
   
4. In the Select machine type box, select the platesetter model and click OK. The utility verifies if the Creo Service Port (CSP) and the Backup and Restore (BART) utilities are installed on the platesetter.
   If CSP is not installed, the utility will automatically install and launch CSP.
   The current list of FCOs is backed up from the Registry to C:\FCOBackup and then the FCO Updater Version 1.00 dialog box appears.

The FCO Updater Version 1.00 dialog box appears after the current list of FCOs is backed up from the registry to C:\FCOBackup:

• Date FCO: The date of the most recent FCO in the list appears in the top right corner of the dialog box.
• Status column: When the utility is launched, a check mark is set for the FCOs available in the platesetter’s registry. Add or remove check marks to reflect the current list.
• FCO column: Displays each FCO’s unique number. The most recent FCO is displayed at the top of the list.
• Component/Activity column: Displays a short description of the FCO. To receive a more detailed description of the FCO, click the mouse’s left button on the appropriate FCO:
  
  
  
  
• Installation Date column: Displays the date that the registry was updated.
• FCO Info button: When clicked, the appropriate FCO HTML page (extracted from TechPlanet) appears. This feature is only available on the CD-ROM version.
• Remove All button: When clicked, this feature removes all check marks from the Status column.
• Update Registry button: Updates the FCO list in the registry. All FCOs with check marks are added to the registry, and all FCOs without check marks are removed. New FCOs in the registry are tagged with the current date.
• Restore Registry button: When clicked, the previously saved FCO list (C:\FCOBackup) is restored.
• Exit button: Exit the utility.

Included on the FCO Update CD-ROM are several text (.txt) files. These files describe the contents of the FCO lists. The test file’s name reflects the platesetter’s model. For example, the Lotem 800 Q.txt file contains a list of all FCOs that are applicable to the Lotem 800 Quantum platesetter. The format of the file is as follows:

• Date: DD/MM/YY
• FCO-Number: The unique number assigned to each FCO, for example, 512-03310A.
• FCO Component/Activity: Short textual description.
• FCO Description: Textual description of the FCO.