Printronix L5020, User Manual

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Chapter 3
Downloading Into Flash Memory
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13. Plug the printer AC power plug into its electrical outlet.
14. Power on the computer.
15. Set the printer power switch to | (on).
16. If you have no emulation software to install and you are
installing only logo, form, TIFF, setup, or font files, skip to step
43. If you do have emulation software to install, continue with
step 17.
17. Switch to the virtual printer where you want to download the
new emulation software (also known as selecting the flash
memory partition) and press the ENTER key on the printer
control panel.
18. Set the printer power switch to O (off).
19. If the emulation you are installing is supplied on a single
diskette, skip to step 32. 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 20.
20. Create a directory on your computer hard drive where you will
store the recombined files from the emulation diskettes by
typing the following at the DOS prompt:
MD DOWNLOAD
<Return>
21. Make the newly-created directory the “active” directory by
typing the following at the DOS prompt:
CD DOWNLOAD
<Return>
22. Insert the
last
emulation diskette in the series (e.g., 2 of 2, 3 of
3, etc.) into diskette drive A (or B) of the computer.
23. Get the name of the compressed emulation file on the diskette
by typing the following at the DOS prompt:
DIR A:
<Return>
(If the diskette is in drive B, type
B:
<Return>)
The file name of the compressed file on the diskette takes the
form
part_num .zip,
for example 123456.zip.