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Setting and Control for Operation Panel
3.9 USB Host
Definition : USB Host port supports either device
：
USB memory stick, keyboard or scanner.
Purpose
USB memory stick : It extends the user memory space up to 32GB for Graphic, Font, Label Format, DBF and Command
files downloading. The printer’s Firmware also can be updating if copy new version of Firmware into USB memory stick.
Connecting an USB keyboard to printer for ‘’ Standalone’’ mode operation.
Plug-in an USB scanner to operate the printer in ‘’Standalone’’ mode.
Usage of Extended Memory
USB memory stick : It supports hot-plugging function; printer will create a Folder ‘’\LABELDIR’’ and switch ‘’User Flash’’
to ‘’ Extended Memory‘’ automatically while user plugs an USB memory stick into a GoDEX ‘’i’’ model printer.
Connect the USB Stick plugged -in printer to PC via USB Device or Ethernet port and run ‘’GoLabel’’ software to
download Graphic, Font, Label Format, DBF and Command files to the printer.
Detail download procedures, please refer to ‘’GoLabel On-line Help’’.
Usage of Firmware Update
Remove USB memory stick from printer and plug-in it to a PC’s USB port; delete Firmware ‘’*.bin’’ file from
‘’\LABELDIR\FW’’ of USB memory stick if it existing; or create a Folder ‘’\LABELDIR\FW’’ to USB memory stick if it doesn’t
existing.
Copy a new version of Firmware ‘’xxxx.bin’’ to the Folder ‘’\LABELDIR\FW’’; and then remove USB and plug-in
back to the printer that going to update Firmware.
The printer will update the Firmware automatically when plug-it-into the printer and printer find-out the Firmware
in ‘’\LABELDIR\FW’’ is newer version.
Don’t remove the USB memory stick out while it’s under updating with ‘’Flash Writing...’’message that displays on
LCD panel.
