The machine was introduced 10/2006. It was discontinued around the introduction of the Imagerunner Advance series. It's still possible you can get updated firmware from the Canon eSupport website...but you'll need the "Service Support Tool" program to install it as well.

Due to the age of the machine, and parts availability being questionable at best, I'd let this one go and try to get at LEAST a 2nd Generation iR Advance machine. Canon has a bad habit of discontinuing parts after around 7 years or so (?)....and while SOME of the parts move forward into the next generation machines, many do not! This forces customers to update their hardware. Once a machine is older than 10 years... I usually try steering folks away from them.

One of the nice features of the Advance series is you can update the machine's firmware right from the Service Mode of the copier.