B o o t P r o c e s s
The printer’s boot process is straightforward and flexible enough to enable you to do a variety of things as needed, such as running (or not running) AUTOEXEC.BAT or only certain lines in AUTOEXEC.BAT.
Normal Boot
When the printer boots normally:
1 . The startup screen appears. By default, the display is disabled (nothing other than the startup screen appears). If the LCD command is given, it becomes enabled later in this process.
2 . A line moves left to right across the display’s bottom to indicate the boot process is working.
3 . The printer loads CONFIG.SYS (if it exists) and runs AUTOEXEC.BAT. When AUTOEXEC.BAT does not exist, is bypassed (see “Boot Options”), or does not enable the display, the printer prompts the operator for the date and time.
If the printer never enables the display, the startup screen never disappears and the printer waits indefinitely for a response to the date prompt.
4 . The display is enabled if there is an LCD command in AUTOEXEC.BAT that enables the display or you enable
the display manually (by holding down when you turn the printer on).
5 . The startup screen disappears and the DOS prompt appears.
Printer Features
