Loading Printer Firmware Through The Parallel Or Serial Port Using Dos - Printronix SL4M User Manual

12. Identify which emulation set you want to load into the printer and note the
13. Copy the file to the download directory you created in step 8.
14. Double-click the FDU.jar file (for command line prompt users, type
IMPORTANT
Do not interrupt the downloading process once it has started.
Interrupting a download will leave the printer's flash memory
incompletely loaded, and the printer may not boot up.
15. When the new firmware has successfully loaded into flash memory and
16. Remove the CD-ROM from your computer and store it away safely.
17. If required, reconnect the data input cable(s) to the printer.
18. Set the printer power switch to | (On).
19. Using the configuration printout(s) you made in step 1, page 144, restore
Loading Printer Firmware Through The Parallel Or
Serial Port Using DOS
1. Make a configuration printout of all saved configurations. (Refer to
2. Set the printer power switch to O (Off).
3. Disconnect the data (signal) cable(s) from the printer interface
4. Connect a parallel data printer cable to the LPT1 port or a serial data
NOTE: You can connect the cable to the LPT2 port if the LPT1 port is in use.
5. Connect the data cable to the appropriate I/O port of the printer.
6. On the printer control panel, press and hold down the
filename that corresponds to that emulation. The filename is a six digit
number plus .exe or .prg. For example: 123456.exe or 123456.prg
This is the file you will download into the printer.
java -jar fdu.jar<Enter>). It will launch in its own window. Use the
FDU to enter the emulation part number, to select the I/O connection and
its corresponding settings, and to initiate the download.
the printer has reset itself, set the printer power switch to O (Off).
the printer configurations. (Refer to "Loading A Saved Configuration" on
page 142.)
"Printing A Configuration" on page 141 .)
connectors.
printer cable to the COM1 port of an IBM-compatible computer running
the Windows (95, 98, Me, NT, 2000, or XP) operating system.
The load command is different if you use this port, so make sure you
use the LPT2 commands in step 15.
Software loads at 9600 baud if you load through the serial port with a
DOS command. This can take a long time. Software loads much
faster through the parallel port.
(Cancel) keys. Without releasing the keys, power the printer on. When
you see the power-up splash screen on the LCD, release the keys.
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(Enter) and
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