Loading firmware, Interface, Serial interface – Dascom T5040 User Guide User Manual

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User Guide

Printer drivers and firmware

Loading firmware

The most current version of the firmware can be downloaded from our

Internet site

. There you will find also additional informations regarding

the firmware and printer upgrades. Make sure that the download con-
sists of the following files:

Standard Model PB Flash VX.XX.exe: the memory writer (flash)

BL_XXXX.IPL: Bootblock of the printer

FWXXXX.mfw: Main firmware of the printer

PBCGXXXX.BIN: Character generator (EU/US)

You can select the standard character generator (CG) or four
optional character generators. Every optional CG provides the
standard fonts and one additional font:

Interface

You can use the serial, the parallel or the USB interface to download
the firmware to the printer.

Make sure that the selected interface is not connected to another
printer.

Serial interface

Make sure that the serial interface is selected in the printers menu for
USER1 and that the settings for Baudrate and Protocol on printer and
PC are identical.

Standard CG

Optional CG 1 Optional CG 2 Optional CG 3 Optional CG 4

PBCGSTD.BIN PBCGPE.BIN

PBCGSC.BIN

PBCGOR.BIN

PBCGBO.BIN

Draft

Draft Ban-
king

Roman

Courier

Sans Serif

Gothic

OCR-A

OCR-B

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Prestige Elite Script

Orator

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