KM C224 Non "E" Control Panel Question

**fadsamniote** · 08-02-2018

Hello !
Everybody knows that customers break the "flat cable" from Non "E" Series from KM C224/C284/C364/C454/554 Series...
I know that Konica Minolta have a firmware to put funcions of C224e Series on "NON E" Series ...
To prevent from break the screen I want to lock the screen and put keyboard on screen like C224e Series ...
Can anyone tell me what firmware version it is or simple switch a "DIP SWITCH" in CE MODE. I'm KM dealer soo have acess to firmware plataform.
Thank you all.

**srvctec** · 08-02-2018

I'm not sure what you mean by the flat cable breaking since we've never had that happen. From day one, we locked all the control panels to the left so the hard 10 keys were always visible (never even telling the customer that sliding it was an option). That way the customer can't even slide the control panel back and forth. To lock it, there is a place to put a screw on the back of the control panel.

**fadsamniote** · 08-02-2018

Originally Posted by srvctec

I'm not sure what you mean by the flat cable breaking since we've never had that happen. From day one, we locked all the control panels to the left so the hard 10 keys were always visible (never even telling the customer that sliding it was an option). That way the customer can't even slide the control panel back and forth. To lock it, there is a place to put a screw on the back of the control panel.

Nice Ideia ... Never thought about that.
Any way If I could lock the screen in normal position and add the NUMPAD on screen like C224e it will be great.

**tech51** · 08-03-2018

The firmware will not turn a non e model into an e version. It was mainly introduced to allow smb v2 scanning after everyone turned v1 off after the wannacry outbreak. It doesn’t change the way the display looks or functions.

Physically locking it in place as previously suggested is probably your best option.

**copyman** · 08-03-2018

Most of my customers with the NON-E C224 don't even know the display slides to the left with a keypad behind it!

**eccelobo** · 08-04-2018

Originally Posted by copyman

Most of my customers with the NON-E C224 don't even know the display slides to the left with a keypad behind it!

Same in Argentina

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**Copier repairman** · 05-29-2021

A161291-F000-GD3-03
KM C224 / C284 / C364 시리즈 펌웨어의 비 "E"시리즈.
C224e 시리즈와 같이 화면에 키보드를 배치합니다.

**copyman** · 05-30-2021

Also I've seen more Non-E machines locked in open position exposing hard keys than locked closed having to use digital keypad. I've never done it but the ones I've seen just had a self tapping screw on inside so it couldn't slide closed.