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7. Insert the optional font diskette into diskette drive A (or B) of the
computer.
8. Start a command prompt session. (The Start Menu icon is usually labeled
MS-DOS Prompt or Command Prompt.)
9. Make the diskette drive the active drive by typing:
A:<Enter> (if the diskette is in drive B, type B:<Enter>)
10. List the contents of the diskette at the command prompt by typing the
following:
dir<Enter>
You will see a directory listing containing files with a .dwn extension,
e.g., 94021.dwn, 94022.dwn, 94023.dwn.
11. Make note of the file name with the .dwn extension of each file you want
to download to the printer.
NOTE: The numeric portion of the file name will match the numbers of the
12. At the command prompt type:
copy /b filename .dwn LPT1<Enter>
(where filename .dwn is file name you noted in step 11.)
NOTE: If you are loading the file using the LPT2 port on the computer, type
The 9600 baud rate is the only selection some systems can use. The
baud rate information entered in the following commands must match the
Baud Rate setting (in the SERIAL PORT menu) saved in the Power-Up
Config.
You can download the optional font files one at a time by entering one file
name per the copy command or you can copy multiple files in one copy
command.
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font typefaces listed in Appendix E of the PGL and VGL
Programmer's Reference Manuals and provide you with a description
and print sample of the typeface.
the following command:
copy /b filename .dwn LPT2<Enter>
(where filename .dwn is a file you noted in step 11.)
If you are loading the file using the serial port on the computer, type
the following commands:
mode COM1:9600,N,8,1,P<Enter>
copy /b filename .dwn COM1<Enter>
(where filename .dwn is a file you noted in step 11.)
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