Using the Printer
■Reading Data from a Memory Card
The operation described here is performed while the message display reads Ready.
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Insert the memory card into the memory card slot (☞ P. 57).
Bring up the menu >Read font on the message display.
For details on using the mode selection menu, see pages 37 and 44.
Press the ENTER key. The question mark (?) will appear and a data
name will appear after it.
Press the CANCEL key to abandon reading data.
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Press the + key to scroll through data names on the memory card.
Press the ENTER key again. This will cause Processing to appear in the message display and the selected data will be read.
After the data have been read, the message display will return to Ready.
■Writing Data (Partitions) to a Memory Card
Up to 127 partitions can be written on a single memory card. Data written on the card are automatically assigned names, which can be checked by printing out a partition list. Check that the memory card is not
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Bring up the menu >Write data on the message display.
Press the ENTER key. ? will appear.
Pressing the ENTER key again will cause Processing to appear in the message display followed by Waiting.
Press the CANCEL key to cancel writing data.
4 Send data from the computer to the printer.
[Example]
Sending the file TEST.PRN to the printer from the computer (DOS mode).
COPY TEST.PRN LPT1
The message display will change to Processing when data is received and will change back to Waiting when reception is finished.
Note:
A printable file should be stored on the memory card.
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