Chapter 2 Installing Printer Emulations

8. Press the (NEXT) key again to cycle through the download ports available in the printer:

RS232-9600 (RS-232 serial, 9600 baud)

RS232-9600 (RS-232 serial, 19200 baud)

RS232-9600 (RS-232 serial, 38400 baud)

RS232-9600 (RS-232 serial, 115000 baud)

RS422-9600 (RS422 serial, 9600 baud)

RS422-9600 (RS422 serial, 19200 baud)

RS422-9600 (RS422 serial, 38400 baud)

RS422-9600 (RS422 serial, 115000 baud)

DEBUG

9. When the printer download port you want to use is displayed on the LCD, press the ENTER key. “WAITING DOWNLOAD / PORT” = your< selection> appears on the display.

10. Insert the optional font diskette into diskette drive A (or B) of the computer.

11. Start a command prompt session. (The Start Menu icon is usually labeled MS-DOS Prompt or Command Prompt.)

12. Make the diskette drive the active drive by typing: A:<Enter> (if the diskette is in drive B, type B:<Enter>)

13. List the contents of the diskette at the command prompt by typing the following:

dir<Enter>

You will see a directory listing containing files with a .dwn extension, e.g., 94021.dwn, 94022.dwn, 94023.dwn.

14. Make note of the file name with the .dwn extension of each file you want to download to the printer.

Note

The numeric portion of the file name will match the numbers of the font

 

typefaces listed in Appendix E of the PGL and VGL Programmer’s

 

Reference Manuals and provide you with a description and print sample of

 

the typeface.

 

 

15. At the command prompt type:

copy /b filename.dwn LPT1<Enter>

(where filename.dwn is file name you noted in step 14.)

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