Sending Firmware Via Parallel - Printronix T6000 Administrator's Manual

2. The "Share name" will be needed when sending the data through the USB port. This should be
accomplished during installation, but can be verified at any time. Select the driver, right-click the
mouse button and select "Printer Properties". Click the "Sharing" tab, make sure the "Share this
printer" box is check marked, and enter the "Share name".
Figure 10 Setting Printer Properties Sharing Options
3. Start a Windows Command Prompt session.
4. Navigate to the directory with the target firmware (e.g., c:\download).
5. Send the file using the following command: "COPY /b <File Name>
\\COMP_NAME\Printers_Shared_Name" where COMP NAME is the name of the laptop or PC and
can be found in the Computer Properties screen and Printers_Shared_Name is the shared name
created above.
6. The process is complete when the new software has successfully loaded into flash memory and the
printer has reset itself.
IMPORTANT
DO NOT interrupt the downloading process once it has started. Interrupting a
download will leave the flash memory on the controller PCBA and NIC
incompletely loaded, and the printer may not boot up.

Sending Firmware via Parallel

This download method can be completed with firmware in the form
FILENAME.exe or FILENAME.prg.
NOTE:
The parallel option must be installed.
1. Copy the firmware to the printer by issuing these commands at the Command prompt:
copy /b FILENAME.prg lpt1: <Enter>
where FILENAME.prg is the target firmware
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