Printronix SLPA8000 User Manual page 269

1. Set the SLPA power switch to O (Off).
2. Connect a parallel data cable to the LPT1 port or a serial cable to the
COM1 port of an IBM-compatible computer running the Windows (95, 98,
Me, NT, 2000, or XP) operating system.
NOTE: You can connect the cable to the LPT2 port on the computer if the
LPT1 port is already in use. The load commands are different if you
use this port, as described in the notes after step 13.
3. Verify that the data cable is connected to the appropriate I/O port on the
SLPA and to the host computer.
4. Power on the computer and allow it to boot up.
5. On the SLPA control panel, press and hold down the
Without releasing the keys, power the SLPA on. Continue holding down
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and ↓ keys.
the
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6. When you see "B01 STATUS" on the LCD, release the
7. Wait until you see "PROGRAM DOWNLOAD" on the LCD before
proceeding. This can take about a minute to appear, depending on the
emulations and interfaces installed in the SLPA.
8. Insert the optional font diskette into diskette drive A (or B) of the
computer.
9. Start a command prompt session. (The Start Menu icon is usually labeled
MS-DOS Prompt or Command Prompt.)
10. Make the diskette drive the active drive by typing:
A:<Enter> (if the diskette is in drive B, type B:<Enter>)
11. 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.
12. Make note of the file name with the .dwn extension of each file you want
to download to the SLPA.
NOTE: The numeric portion of the file name will match the numbers of the
font typefaces listed in Appendix F of the PGL Programmer's
Reference Manual and provide you with a description and print
sample of the typeface.
13. At the command prompt type:
copy /b filename.dwn LPT1<Enter>
(where filename .dwn is file name you noted in step 12.)
NOTE: If you are loading the file using the LPT2 port on the computer, type
the following command:
copy /b filename.dwn LPT2<Enter>
(where filename .dwn is a file you noted in step 12.)
Downloading Optional Fonts To Flash Memory
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and ↓ keys.
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and ↓ keys.
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