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Printronix T4204 User Manual

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Downloading Software To Flash Memory

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20. Press the key. If there are only two diskettes for the emulation,

you will be returned to the DOS prompt when the decompression is
complete. If there are three diskettes, you will be asked to insert disk #3
and press a key.

21. When all diskettes have been decompressed, type the following at the

DOS prompt:

DIR
You will see a directory listing containing the file

FILENAME.EXE, where

the filename is the six digit number (e.g., 123456.exe) you noted above.

22. On the printer control panel, press and hold down the PAUSE + FEED

keys while powering the printer on. Continue holding the PAUSE + FEED
keys down.

NOTE: The port default is CENTRONICS; this is the standard load through

the parallel port. If you want to use the default, continue at step 26.

23. When you see “WAITING FOR PROGRAM DOWNLOAD” on the LCD,

press the

<

(NEXT) key; “SELECT DOWNLOAD

PORT=DATAPRODUCT” appears on the LCD.

24. Press

<

(NEXT) again to cycle through the download ports available in

the printer:

DATAPRODUCT (parallel)
CENTRONICS* (parallel) (default port)
RS232-9600 (RS-232 serial, 9600 baud)
RS232-19.2K (RS-232 serial, 19200 baud)
RS232-38.4K (RS-232 serial, 38400 baud)
RS232-115K (RS-232 serial, 115000 baud)
RS422-9600 (RS-422 serial, 9600 baud)
RS422-19.2 (RS-422 serial, 19200 baud)
RS422-38.4K (RS-422 serial, 38400 baud)
RS422-115K (RS-422 serial, 115000 baud)

25. When the printer download port you want to use is displayed on the LCD,

press ENTER. “WAITING DOWNLOAD / PORT = <

your selection>

appears on the display.

26. When you see “WAITING FOR PROGRAM DOWNLOAD” on the LCD, at

the DOS prompt on the computer type:

FILENAME.EXE -pb
where FILENAME.EXE is the compressed file you noted in step 21. This
command decompresses the file on the hard drive and copies it as a
binary file into the flash memory on the printer controller board.