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B o o t P r o c e s s
The printer's boot process is straightforward and flexible
enough to enable you to do a variety of things as needed, such
as running (or not running) AUTOEXEC.BAT or only certain
lines in AUTOEXEC.BAT.
Normal Boot
When the printer boots normally:
1 . The startup screen appears. By default, the display is
disabled (nothing other than the startup screen appears).
If the LCD command is given, it becomes enabled later in
this process.
2 . A line moves left to right across the display's bottom to
indicate the boot process is working.
3 . The printer loads CONFIG.SYS (if it exists) and runs
AUTOEXEC.BAT. When AUTOEXEC.BAT does not exist,
is bypassed (see "Boot Options "), or does not enable the
display, the printer prompts the operator for the date and
time.
If the printer never enables the display, the
startup screen never disappears and the
printer waits indefinitely for a response to
4 . The display is enabled if there is an LCD command in
AUTOEXEC.BAT that enables the display or you enable
the display manually (by holding down f when you turn
the printer on).
5 . The startup screen disappears and the DOS prompt
appears.
the date prompt.
Printer Features 2-11
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