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• "Sending Firmware via Serial" on page 232.
Manual Three-Key Download Sequence
NOTE: If the flash memory contains only boot code (e.g., if it is new), or if flash memory is corrupt, or you
want to delete all Flash User Files, you must download software using the manual three-key
download method. This can be completed with firmware in the form FILENAME.exe or
FILENAME.prg. When the printer is in the download mode, only USB or parallel can be used to
download the firmware.
1. Set the printer power switch to O (Off).
2. Connect the Ethernet cable to the printer interface.
3. USB Download:
Press and hold down the ADVANCE, CANCEL, and DOWN control panel keys.
Parallel Download:
Press and hold down the TOF, CONFIG, and UP control panel keys.
NOTE: If the parallel option is not installed, the printer reverts to a USB download.
4. Set the printer power switch to I (On).
5. After five seconds, release the control panel keys.
6. The printer must power-up so this may take up to 1-2 minutes. Wait until "DOWNLOAD MODE USB"
displays on the top line of the LCD before proceeding.
7. Start a Windows Command Prompt session.
8. Navigate to the directory with the target firmware (e.g., c:\download).
9. Send the firmware to the printer as described for various host IO options:
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"Sending Firmware via USB" on page 227.
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"Sending Firmware via Parallel" on page 232.
Sending Firmware in Download Mode (Various Host IO)
This section describes how to send the firmware data to the printer using the desired host IO.
NOTE: The three-key download sequence only allows download through USB or Parallel.
Although the program file FILENAME.prg is used in the examples, any file with a Printronix header can
be substituted in this process to download flash files.
Sending Firmware via Ethernet (LPR)
NOTE: You will need the IP Address of the printer.
1. Enter the following to start the LPR program:
lpr -S xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx -P d1prn FILENAME.prg
where xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx is the IP Address of the printer.
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.
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