Printronix P5000 Maintenance Manual page 151

9. On the printer control panel, press and hold down ON LINE + PAPER
ADVANCE. Without releasing the keys, power the printer on. Continue
holding the ON LINE and PAPER ADVANCE keys down.
10. When you see "TESTING HARDWARE PLEASE WAIT" on the LCD,
release the ON LINE and PAPER ADVANCE keys.
11. Wait until you see "WAITING FOR PROGRAM DOWNLOAD" on the LCD
before doing the next step. This can take up to 30 seconds to appear,
depending on the emulations and interfaces installed in the printer.
12. When you see "WAITING FOR PROGRAM DOWNLOAD" on the LCD,
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press the (NEXT) key.
"SELECT DOWNLOAD PORT = DATAPRODUCT" appears on the LCD.
NOTE: The default port is CENTRONICS; this is the standard load through
the parallel port. If you want to use the default, continue at step 14.
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13. Press (NEXT) again to cycle through the download ports available in
the printer:
DATAPRODUCT (parallel)
CENTRONICS* (parallel) (default port)
RS232-9600 (RS-232 serial, 9600 baud)
RS232-19.2K (RS-232 serial, 19200 baud)
RS232-38.4K (RS-232 serial, 38400 baud)
RS232-115K (RS-232 serial, 115000 baud)
RS422-9600 (RS-422 serial, 9600 baud)
RS422-19.2 (RS-422 serial, 19200 baud)
RS422-38.4K (RS-422 serial, 38400 baud)
RS422-115K (RS-422 serial, 115000 baud)
DEBUG
NOTE: Do not select DEBUG as a download port.
14. When the printer download port you want to use is displayed on the LCD,
press ENTER. "WAITING DOWNLOAD / PORT = <your selection>
appears on the display.
15. Using Windows Explorer, create a directory named download at the root
level of your C: hard drive. (C:\download)
16. Insert the printer emulation software CD into your computer.
17. Using Windows Explorer, navigate to the appropriate file on the CD based
on the printer model number and desired emulation, e.g.,
P5000 PGL_VGL. (See Figure 16.)
18. Make note of the file name, which is a six digit number plus .exe,
e.g., 123456.exe.
This is the file you will download into the printer.
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