
7. PROGRAM DOWN LOAD
7.1 FLOPPY DISK
7. PROGRAM DOWN LOAD
The main program for the printer has been written onto the flash ROM. If the main program is upgraded, due to the addition/change of the specification, down load the main program from the PC to the printer with the
7.1 FLOPPY DISK
(1)Media .................... 3.5 inches (2DD)
(2)System disk .......... 1 disk (This floppy disk contains the main program written onto the printer and the tool program for down load.)
7.2 SETUP
The transmission control code for the printer must be set to either the automatic selection or manual selection (ESC, NUL, LF). For details, refer to Section 6.3.8 Control Code Selection.
(1) Program down load with
IBM PC/AT |
|
Compatible |
|
machine | RS |
Printer
Connect the PC to the printer with an
SW# | Status | Function | Description | |
1 | OFF | 9600 BPS | Transmission Speed | |
|
| |||
2 | ON | |||
|
| |||
|
|
|
| |
3 | OFF | 1 bit | Stop bit length | |
|
|
|
| |
4 | ON | 8 bits | Data length | |
|
|
|
| |
5 | OFF | No | Presence/absence of parity | |
|
|
|
|
(2) Program down load with high speed PC interface
IBM PC/AT
Compatible machine
BPC PC
board
Special printer cable
BPE PC board
Printer
Install the BPC and BPE PC boards in the PC and printers, respectively, and connect both boards to each other with the special printer cable after referring to the Maintenance Manual Section 3.1. Refer to the Owner’s Manual enclosed with the high speed PC interface board kit to set the DIP SW on the BPC PC board and to install the BPC driver in the PC (hard disk drive).