Sending Firmware Via Parallel; Sending Firmware Via Serial; Downloading Files To The Main File System - Printronix P8000 Series Administrator's Manual

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
or
FILENAME –pb <Enter>
where FILENAME.exe is the target firmware
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.
2. The process is complete when the new software has successfully loaded into flash memory and the
printer has reset itself.

Sending Firmware via Serial

Downloading firmware using serial RS-232 is not recommended due to the size of the firmware and
significant wait time required to complete the process. Downloading through serial requires firmware in
the form FILENAME.prg only.
1. Copy the firmware to the printer by issuing these commands at the Command prompt:
mode COM1:9600,N,8,1,P <Enter>
copy /b FILENAME.prg com1 <Enter>
where FILENAME.prg is the target firmware.
NOTE: Some systems can only use the 9600 baud rate. The baud rate information entered in the above
commands must match the Baud Rate setting saved in the Power-Up Config.
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.
2. The process is complete when the new software has successfully loaded into flash memory and the
printer has reset itself.

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 20. Font download is discussed in a later section.
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