Chapter 3 Using the Operator Panel

9

Repeat above steps until you have transferred all

data (files) that you want to write to the RAM disk.

Each time you finish writing data, a RAM disk write information page is printed from the printer showing the information explained in step 8 above, but pertaining only to the data just written. To see all data contained in the RAM disk at once, print a list of data names as explained. See Printing a List of Data Names on page 3-34.

Deleting Data

It is possible to use the printer to delete data from a RAM disk one by one. To delete data from a RAM disk, proceed as fol- lows.

Check that the RAM disk contains data. Otherwise, the >Delete Data will not appear on the message display.

1

 

Press the MENU key.

2

 

Press the

or key repeatedly until RAM Disk

 

Mode > appears.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RAM Disk Mode >

 

 

 

On

 

 

3

 

Press the

key.

Printing a List of Data Names

The printer prints a list of all data names (referred to as par- titions) stored in a RAM disk for reference. (Printing a list is also available for a font card.) To print a list of data names for the RAM disk, proceed as follows.

1

 

Press the MENU key.

2

 

Press the

or

key repeatedly until RAM Disk

 

Mode > appears.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RAM Disk Mode >

 

 

 

On

 

 

 

3

 

Press the

key.

 

 

4

 

Press the

or

key repeatedly until >List of

 

Partitions appears.

 

 

>List of

Partitions

5 Press the ENTER key. A question mark (?) appears.

>List of

Partitions ?

4

 

Press the

or

key repeatedly until >Delete

 

Data appears. The data name also appears.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

>Delete Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

DataH001

 

 

5

 

Press the ENTER key. A blinking question mark (?)

 

appears before the data name.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

>Delete Data

 

 

6

 

 

 

?DataH001

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

name.Press the

or

key to display the desired data

7

 

 

 

 

 

Press the ENTER key. Processing appears and the

 

data is deleted from the RAM disk. The message dis-

 

 

play returns to Ready.

6

Press the ENTER key. Processing appears and the

printing of the list starts.

PARTITION LIST

Device Information

Partition Information

Figure 3-16

See Printing a List of Data Names on page 3-34for details on device information.

2.2.11 Operating a Memory Card

The printer is equipped with a slot for a memory card. By inserting a memory card into the printer, the following operations become available. For details about the handling of the memory card, see Appendix A Option Units.

•Reading font data

•Reading data

•Writing data

•Deleting data

•Formatting memory card

•Printing of list of partitions

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