SATO 200i manual Download Mode, Orange and enters

Unit 5: Printer Configuration

DOWNLOAD MODE

This download feature allows the operator to download print jobs to the printer. The data is received through an RS232C interface in binary form using XMODEM protocol for file transfer.

Refer to Figure 1-1 of the Introduction unit in this manual for dipswitch location.

DSW = 1: OFF, 2: OFF, 3: ON, 4: OFF + POWER

Flashes
orange and enters the
Program Download Mode.
Format storage area if
never done.
Blinks green while waiting
for data.	Ensure the printer is
	waiting for data to be
	sent before powering off.
	Press POWER.
Confirm the printer is
standing by for data	Printer
before sending.
	shuts down. Must be restarted
	to use the downloaded
Send data.	data.
Flashes green while receiving
data.
LED
changes from red to orange to
green when writing data to
Flash ROM.
Flashes green when
complete.

Figure 5-4, Program Download Mode

In XMODEM protocol, data is transferred block by block. Each starts with SOH(01h) and consists of 132 bytessuch as block number (BLK) of 1 byte, complement of block number (_BLK), 128 bytes main data, and check sum (SUM) of 1 byte.

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