>Write

datamessage to be explained below will not be shown on the message display.

 

 

 

 

 

2.10. Operating a Memory Card

 

If the card inserted in the memory card slot is not formatted, the

>Format

Writing Da

to a Memory Card

 

 

A memory card can hold up to 127 data partit on names, depending on its capacity. When

 

writing

o the card, a name is assigned automatically. You can use the procedure later in this

section*

>Write data ?

 

 

o p int a list of

names for confi ma ion.

 

 

 

You can ot write font data to a memory card with the printer.

 

 

 

Waiting. If you want to abandon writing, press the CANCEL key.

 

 

To wr

da

to

memory card, proceed as follows.

 

 

First check

hat he memory card can be writable (that the memory card is properly fo

ed,

not wr

-p otec

d, and its internal battery is not xhaus ed, for exampl ). Otherwise, the

 

 

opt on will autom tically appear on the display. Refer to Formatti

a memory

 

card which follows this section and format the memory card.

 

 

1.

 

ith

he m ssage display showing >Writedata, press the ENTER key. A blinking

 

question mark will appear as follows:

 

 

2. Press

he ENTER key. The message display changes to show Processing, then to

3. In this state, send the file from the computer to the printer as in the example below.

Example:

To send the file (data) TEST.TXT on drive C, enter the following at the DOS prompt (C:\):

COPY TEST.TXT PRN

The file is written onto the memory card given a destination name (also referred to as a partition name) which the printer automatically assigns one after another as follows:

DataS001 (first data), DataS002 (second data), DataS003 (third data),

... DataS127 (last data)

In the example above, if the file TEST.TXT is the first data to be writt n onto he memory card, the destination name will be DataS001 .

By using the PRESCRIBE II ICCD (read/write memory card) command to wr te data to a memory card, you can change the destination name to be the same as the or gi al name or any other name you desire.

As the printer receives data, the message display changes to ProcessWaiting, then

when the end of the data is received, the message display changes to

.

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