Downloading Firm Ware And Font S - Datamax M-Class Mark II Operator's Manual

5 . 9 D o w n l o a d
5 . 9 D o w n l o a d
5 . 9 D o w n l o a
The operat ing program s and font s for t he print er are st ored in Flash m em ory on t he Main PCB.
When program updat es and/ or new feat ures are added, t hey can be downloaded t o t he pr int er as
follows:
1. I dent ify t he new version for your m odel of print er from t he Dat am ax- O'Neil Web sit e at
www.dat am ax- oneil.com and download it ont o your com put er's hard drive or a floppy disk.
2. Ensure t hat t he print er is connect ed t o t he host , ( via parallel port only) and t hat t he power is
'On.' Using t he DOS copy com m and, ent er:
copy filenam e.dlf lpt 1/ b
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Ot her program s ( e.g., hyper- t erm inal and cert ain Windows® Driver program s) m ay also be
used t o dow nload t his file.
3. The light will flash during t he download.
READY
4. Follow in g a su cce ssfu l dow n loa d, t he
perform a 'cold reset .' The previous print er set up will not be affect ed unless subst ant ial
firm ware dat a st ruct ure changes have occurred. Print a Dat abase Configurat ion Label t o verify
your new firm ware version.
Follow in g a n u n su cce ssfu l dow n loa d, t he
will perform a 'warm reset ' ( bot h t he
init ializat ion) . The original firm ware will rem ain operat ional. I f t he print er fails t o reset , t oggle
t he power 'Off' and 'On.'
Try re- sending t he file t o t he print er. I f t he failure cont inues, check t he following possible
causes:
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An invalid or corrupt ed file is being downloaded - Ensure t he file being downloaded is
correct and applicable for your print er m odel.
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Possible com m unicat ions error - Check t he cable connect ion bet ween t he host and print er
and ensure t hat a qualit y, shielded cable is used.
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Possible Flash m em ory problem - Call for service.
Pr oce ssin g Tr u e Type Fon t s
To process Tr ueType font s ( .TTF) on an ext ernal m odule for use by t he print er:
1. Use Windows Explorer t o download t he font t o a m odule.
2. I nst all t he m odule in t he print er.
3. Press t he M EN U but t on t hen select Pr in t e r Opt ion s.
4. Select M odu le s and t hen Pr oce ss File .
5. Select t he m odule I D and t he font file.
6. When prom pt ed ent er a 2 charact er font I D, and t hen t he dest inat ion m odule I D.
7. Ensure t hat your label form at s use t he sam e font I D as assigned in St ep 5.
Ch a pt e r 5 – M a in t e n a n ce a n d Adj u st m e n t s
i n g F i r m w a r e
i n g F i r m w a r e
d i n g F i r m w a r e
READY
( Display- equipped print ers wit h SDI O/ USB Host )
a n d F o n t s
a n d F o n t s
a n d F o n t s
( non- display print er firm ware is .dlf ext ension)
STOP
Light will illum inat e t hen t he print er will
Light will illum inat e t hen t he pr int er
ERROR
and light s will be on during power- up
STOP
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