Installing Printer Firmware - Intermec PB3 User Manual

Installing Printer Firmware

PB3 Mobile Printer User's Guide
When you install printer firmware, you also need to configure your
printer hardware. Before getting started, make sure that:
• your printer is set to serial mode (all DIP switches are off).
• the paper roll is properly seated on your printer.
• your printer is connected to your host PC with a serial cable.
• LED #1 is on (green).
• you have the Tera Term application installed on your host PC.
Tera Term is a free, open-source terminal emulator program
available from the Internet.
• you have the Tera Term macro
ConfigurationHardwareInformationTTMacro.ttl installed on
your PC. You can download the macro from the PB3 downloads
page from the Intermec web site at www.intermec.com.
To install firmware and configure printer hardware
Use only firmware files provided by Intermec.
1 Print a configuration test page. For help, see
Configuration Test Page" on page 10.
2 Configure the printer for a serial connection and connect it to the
host computer with a serial cable. For help, see
Communications" on page 13.
3 Open a communications program such as HyperTerminal or Tera
Term. The printer turns on when the program connects to the
printer.
Note: If the printer does not turn on, you need to cycle power to
the printer. Remove and install the battery, or unplug and connect
the AC power connector.
4 As soon as you see the text
This message appears:
Erase user code?
"Printing a
bootloader v1.xx
"Setting Up Serial
, press Backspace.
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