Downloading Software Through The Parallel Port - Printronix SL5000r User Manual

12. Identify which emulation set you want to download into the printer and
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 flash memory on the controller
PCBA incompletely loaded, and the printer may not boot up.
15. When the new software has successfully downloaded into flash memory
16. Remove the CD from your computer and store it with the printer.
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 280, restore

Downloading Software Through The Parallel Port

1. Make a configuration printout of all saved configurations. See page 93.
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 of a computer
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
7. Wait until you see "PROGRAM DOWNLOAD" on the LCD before
8. Using Windows Explorer, create a directory named download at the root
9. Insert the printer emulation software CD into your computer's CD drive.
note 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.
and the printer has reset itself, set the printer power switch to O (Off).
the printer configurations.
connectors.
running the Windows (95, 98, Me, NT, 2000, XP, Server 2003, or Vista)
operating system.
Without releasing the keys, power the printer on. When you see "B01:
STATUS" on the on the LCD, release the keys.
proceeding. This can take about a minute to appear, depending on the
emulations and interfaces installed in the printer.
level of your C: hard drive (C:\download).
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and ↓ keys.
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