Loading optional firmware or character generator
If you download new firmware as described below, all menu set-
tings will be overwritten. For this reason you should print a menu
dump in orto be able to reestablish the previous settings if
necessary (see
menu description table
).
To load new firmware, proceed as follows.
1. Switch off the printer. Connect your DOS PC (LPT1:) to the parallel
port on the printer.
2. Press keys 1, 4 and Online. Hold the keys pressed.
3. Switch on your printer.
The printer is ready for the download when BOOT appears on its
display.
4. Copy the file, e.g. DOWNLOAD.FDF, from the diskette (A:) to your
printer as follows:
A:\COPY /B DOWNLOAD.FDF PRN
STOP
Online
Setup
2
1
3
4
Online
Setup
BOOT
2
1
3
4
* The word DOWNLOAD is in this example a place holfor the identification number of the
respective firmware.
Reference manual
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