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2. Memory Card / RAM Disk
2-3-2 Formatting the Memory Card
Perform the following procedure when you want to initialize the Memory Card from your computer.
IMPORTANT!
WARNING;: Initializing the Memory Card will erase all data in the card. Make sure that you want to initialize that Memory Card before
starting the procedure.
Procedure
1 Insert the Memory Card that you want to initialize into the Memory Card slot.
2 Open an MS-DOS Prompt in Windows.
3 Type in the command to format the Memory Card and then press the ENTER key.
C:\WINDOWS>ECHO !R! RWER F,A; EXIT;>LPT1
4 Once the Memory Card is formatted, the “FORMAT INFORMATION” report will be printed out.
2-3-3 Writing print data
Perform the following procedure when you want to write print data to a Memory Card or RAM Disk from your computer.
* Verify beforehand that the Memory Card is in a write-enabled state and that the RAM Disk is turned ON.
Procedure
1 Open an MS-DOS Prompt in Windows.
2 Type in the command to write data and then press the ENTER key.
[Example] To write the print data entitled “SAMPLE.txt” to a Memory Card
* To write the data to a RAM Disk, simply change the “A” parameter to “0”.
C:\WINDOWS>ECHO !R! RWER W,A,2,“SAMPLE.txt”;>LPT1_
3 Send the print data from your computer.
C:\WINDOWS>COPY /b SAMPLE.txt LPT1
4 Once the print data is sent, the next command can be sent.
C:\WINDOWS>ECHO !R! WRED; EXIT;>LPT1_
5 Print out the Partition List to verify whether or not the data was written properly.
* Refer to “2-3-7 Printing out the Partition List” for information on printing that list.
