Downloading Into Flash Memory - Printronix L5535 Maintenance Manual

Downloading Into Flash Memory

CAUTION
When downloading an emulation to the printer, all other optional font
files, customer-supplied logos, and setup files will be erased. You will
then need to reload these files. Before starting a download procedure,
be sure that you have all of the necessary installation files on hand.
To download emulation software, as well as downloadable files for logos,
forms, TIFF, setup, and fonts to the printer, do the following:
1. If you plan to download any logo, form, TIFF, setup, or font files into the
printer, you must first use the supplied lasr2fls DOS utility program to
convert these files into downloadable format. See page I–228. (Emulation
files require no conversion.)
2. Take the printer offline by pressing the ONLINE key.
3. Press the
simultaneously to unlock the ENTER key.
4. Make a printout of all saved configurations. (Refer to the User's Manual.)
(Installing new software erases all saved configurations. You will use the
printouts later to restore the printer configuration.)
NOTE: Loading flash memory does not affect the page count or other data
stored in NVRAM.
5. Set the printer power switch to O (off).
6. If the printer is already connected to the parallel port of an IBM-
compatible computer that is using the PC-DOS™ or MS-DOS
system, skip to step 12. If not, continue with step 7.
7. Unplug the printer AC power plug from its electrical outlet.
8. Disconnect all data input cables from the printer interface.
9. Connect a parallel data cable to the default parallel port (LPT1) of an IBM-
compatible computer that is using the PC-DOS or MS-DOS operating
system.
NOTE: You can connect the cable to the LPT2 port if the LPT1 port is already
in use. If you use the LPT2 port, the download command is different,
as described in the note after step 34.
10. Connect the parallel data cable to the parallel port of the printer.
11. Plug the printer AC power plug into its electrical outlet.
12. Power on the computer.
13. Set the printer power switch to | (on).
14. If you have no emulation software to install and you are installing only
logo, form, TIFF, setup, or font files, skip to step 38. If you do have
emulation software to install, continue with step 15.
15. Set the printer power switch to O (off).
16. If the emulation you are installing is supplied on a single diskette, skip to
step 29. If the emulation is supplied on two or more diskettes, you must
first recombine the multiple files from the diskettes into one file on your
computer's hard drive; continue with step 17.
and keys (or the key combination selected by the user)
Downloading Into Flash Memory
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