IBM Printing System manual Reading print data, Deleting print data or font data

3. Memory Card / RAM Disk

3-3-5 Reading print data

Perform the following procedure when you want to read print data that has been saved on a Memory Card or RAM Disk.

*In 20 ppm copiers, reading print data is accomplished from the operation panel on the copier itself. Refer to “2. Printer Settings (20 ppm copier)” on page 2-1for information on the appropriate procedure.

*Verify beforehand that the Memory Card is in a write-enabled state and that the RAM Disk is turned ON.

*To verify saved data and the corresponding partition name, it is helpful to print out the Partition List. Refer to “3-3-7 Printing out the Partition List” for information on printing that list.

*In 20 ppm copiers, Partition List print out is accomplished from the operation panel on the copier itself. Refer to “2. Printer Settings (20 ppm copier)” on page 2-1for information on the appropriate procedure.

Procedure

1Open an MS-DOS Prompt in Windows.

2Type in the command to read data and then press the ENTER key. [Example] To read the print data entitled “SAMPLE.txt” from a Memory Card

*To read the data from a RAM Disk, simply change the “A” parameter to “0”.

C:\WINDOWS>ECHO !R! RWER R,A,2,ÒSAMPLE.txtÓ; EXIT;>LPT1

3 Print out of the corresponding data will begin.

3-3-6 Deleting print data or font data

Perform the following procedure when you want to delete print data or font data that has been saved on a Memory Card or RAM Disk.

*In 20 ppm copiers, deleting data is accomplished from the operation panel on the copier itself. Refer to “2. Printer Settings (20 ppm copier)” on page 2-1for information on the appropriate procedure.

*Verify beforehand that the Memory Card or RAM Disk contains the data that you want to delete.

*To verify saved data and the corresponding partition name, it is helpful to print out the Partition List. Refer to “3-3-7 Printing out the Partition List” for information on printing that list.

*In 20 ppm copiers, Partition List print out is accomplished from the operation panel on the copier itself. Refer to “2. Printer Settings (20 ppm copier)” on page 2-1for information on the appropriate procedure.

Procedure

1Open an MS-DOS Prompt in Windows.

2Type in the command to delete data and then press the ENTER key. [Example] To delete the print data entitled “SAMPLE.txt” from a Memory Card

*To delete the data from a RAM Disk, simply change the “A” parameter to “0”.

*To delete font data, simply change the “2” parameter to “1”.

C:\WINDOWS>ECHO !R! RWER D,A,2,ÒSAMPLE.txtÓ; EXIT;>LPT1

3Deletion of the corresponding data will begin.

4Print out the Partition List to verify whether or not the data was deleted properly.

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