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where filename.exe is the file name you noted in step 18. 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.
NOTE: If you are loading the file using the LPT2 port on the computer, enter
the following command:
filename.exe -pb2 <Enter>
The 9600 baud rate is the only selection older versions of MS-DOS
can use. The baud rate information entered in the following
commands must match the selection you made in step 14.
If you are loading the file through the printer serial port, enter the
following commands:
mode COM1:9600,N,8,1,P<Enter>
filename.exe -pbc1<Enter>
CAUTION
Do not interrupt the downloading process once it has started.
Interrupting a download will damage the flash memory on the controller
board and NIC card.
While the file is copied into memory, the printer LCD informs you of the
load process and status.
23. When the new program has successfully loaded into memory and the
printer has reset itself, set the printer power switch to O (Off).
24. Unplug the AC power cord from the printer.
25. Remove the CD from the host computer and store it with the printer.
26. Power off the computer.
27. If you had to install a data cable between the computer and printer in
step 6, disconnect it from the computer and printer.
28. If required, reconnect the data input cable(s) to the printer.
29. Using the configuration printout(s) you made in step 1, restore the printer
configurations. (Refer to the printer User’s Manual.)
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