Printronix SL5000E series User Manual page 296

Chapter 3
Downloading Emulation And Operating System Software
5. On the printer control panel, press and hold down the
while powering the printer on. Continue holding the
6. When you see "WAITING FOR PROGRAM DOWNLOAD" on the LCD,
release the
NOTE: The printer default port is CENTRONICS; if you want to use this port,
7. Press the + key; "SELECT DOWNLOAD PORT = CENTRONICS"
appears on the LCD.
8. Press the + key again to cycle through the download ports available in the
printer:
RS232-9600 (RS-232 serial, 9600 baud)
RS232-9600 (RS-232 serial, 19200 baud)
RS232-9600 (RS-232 serial, 38400 baud)
RS232-9600 (RS-232 serial, 115000 baud)
RS422-9600 (RS422 serial, 9600 baud)
RS422-9600 (RS422 serial, 19200 baud)
RS422-9600 (RS422 serial, 38400 baud)
RS422-9600 (RS422 serial, 115000 baud)
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9. When the printer download port you want to use is displayed on the LCD,
press
the display.
10. Insert the optional font diskette into diskette drive A (or B) of the
computer.
11. Start a command prompt session. (The Start Menu icon is usually labeled
MS-DOS Prompt or Command Prompt.)
12. Make the diskette drive the active drive by typing:
A:<Enter> (if the diskette is in drive B, type B:<Enter>)
13. List the contents of the diskette at the command prompt by typing the
following:
dir<Enter>
You will see a directory listing containing files with a .dwn extension,
e.g., 94021.dwn, 94022.dwn, 94023.dwn.
14. Make note of the file name with the .dwn extension of each file you want
to download to the printer.
NOTE: The numeric portion of the file name will match the numbers of the
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. "WAITING DOWNLOAD / PORT" = < your selection > appears on
font typefaces listed in Appendix E of the PGL and VGL
Programmer's Reference Manuals and provide you with a description
and print sample of the typeface.
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