IBM 6400 Series User Manual page 91

Confirm that the correct files will be sent to the appropriate printers. Close the
dialog box to cancel the download and start over.
Click Start to begin the download. Once the download is in progress, click
Abort or close the dialog box to abort the download. See Figure 71.
IMPORTANT
Aborting a download may leave the printer in an unstable state.
During the download, the printer's flash memory will be erased, and
CLEARING FLASH will display on the operator panel. At this time, the PMU
may appear to stop operating. This is normal, and the entire download
process should take no more than fifteen minutes.
NOTE: Be sure to calibrate your thermal printer after you download a
You can also download a series of files to several printers at once using
folders. Select a folder and select Applications File Download. All of the
appropriate files inside the selected folder download to all of the printers
inside that folder.
NOTE: Downloading a configuration file does not immediately update the
See page 92 for examples of using the printer database and the File
Download application to download files.
Figure 71. Download in Progress
configuration to it. See "Running Auto Calibrate" in the printer's
User's Manual .
printer's active configuration. You must activate a downloaded
configuration using the Load Config. setting in the operator panel.
Refer to the printer's User's Manual for details.
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