Downloading Files To The Main File System; Filename Extensions Not Shown In Menus - Printronix P8000 Series Administrator's Manual

Chapter 7

Downloading Files to the Main File System

Downloading Files to the Main File System
User Files can be downloaded into the Main File System (onboard PCB
Flash) in a various ways as discussed in this section. This section does not
cover specific methods used by the emulations but rather general ways of
downloading files as shown in Table 2. Font download is discussed in a later
section.
File Download Method
Web Page (Ethernet only). User needs to know the IP address and
have a browser.
PTX_SETUP (any host IO). User can employ PTX_SETUP commands
around the file data to store the file into the Main File System.
Manual two-key download (any host IO). This two-key (ADVANCE +
CANCEL) power-up sequence puts the printer into download mode.
Files can then be downloaded.
PrintNet Enterprise (Ethernet only). User must install the PrintNet
Enterprise application from the PrintNet CD. This is the most versatile
and powerful method to download files but requires your computer can
run Java™ programs.
NOTE: Depending on the file download method, the file itself may need to be

Filename Extensions Not Shown in Menus

Files with the one of the filename extensions below (upper or lower case) are
considered system files and are not shown in the View File List or Delete Files
menu.
NOTE: DO NOT download any user files with the extensions shown in
Table 3. Filename Extensions Not Shown In Menus
*.bin
*.cpg
*.eng
*.fon
*.gz
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Table 2. File Download Methods
modified so that when it is downloaded to the printer, the printer
stores the file with the correct Main File System name and file type.
Table 3.
Extensions
*.inf
*.lfi
*.map
*.pat
*.qsm
File Preparation
None required.
Binary (raw) data of the file is
embedded within
PTX_SETUP commands.
Run cnvt2fls.exe to add the
proper header to the file
For a detailed description,
refer to the PrintNet Ethernet
User's Manual.
*.ras
*.rfv
*.sec