Downloading Files To The Main File System; Filename Extensions Not Shown In Menus - Printronix T8000 Administrator's Manual

Downloading Files to the Main File System

User Files can be downloaded into the Main File System (onboard PCB Flash) in a various ways as
discussed in this section. This section does not cover specific methods used by the emulations but rather
general ways of downloading files as shown in Table 8_bookmark10. Font download is discussed in a
later section.
Web Page (Ethernet only). User needs to know the IP address and
have a browser.
PTX_SETUP (any host IO). User can employ PTX_SETUP commands
around the file data to store the file into the Main File System.
Manual two-key download (any host IO). This two-key (LEFT SOFT KEY +
RIGHT SOFT KEY) power-up sequence puts the printer into download mode.
Files can then be downloaded.
PrintNet Enterprise (Ethernet only). User must install the PrintNet
Enterprise application from the PrintNet CD. This is the most versatile and
powerful method to download files but requires your computer can run
Java™ programs.
NOTE:
Depending on the file download method, the file itself may need to be modified so that when it
is downloaded to the printer, the printer stores the file with the correct Main File System name
and file type.

Filename Extensions Not Shown in Menus

Files with the one of the filename extensions below (upper or lower case) are considered system files and
are not shown in System > Flash File View or within the System > Flash File Edit > Delete Files menu.
NOTE:
DO NOT download any user files with the extensions shown in Table 9.
Table 9. Filename Extensions Not Shown In Menus
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Table 8. File Download Methods
File Download Method
Extensions
*.bin *.inf
*.cpg *.lfi
*.eng *.map
*.fon *.pat
*.gz *.qsm
File Preparation
None required.
Binary (raw) data of the
file is embedded within
PTX_SETUP commands.
Run cnvt2fls.exe to add
the proper header to the
file.
For a detailed description,
refer to the PrintNet
Ethernet User's Manual.
*.ras
*.rfv
*.sec