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Chapter 2 Loading Function Code To Flash Memory In The Printer
15. If you had to install a data cable to the computer and printer in step 5,
disconnect it from the computer and printer.
16. Using the configuration printout(s) you made in step 1, reconfigure the
printer. Be sure to designate the correct Power-up configuration (see
Chapter 4, “The Configuration Menus” for more information).
17. Power the printer off then on to verify that the correct saved configuration
loads on power up.
18. Reconnect the printer data cable(s) and have the customer send a file to
the printer to verify the host connection and configuration.
Loading Code Through The Ethernet Port Using ftp
You can download function code from a networked PC or file server to the
printer’s flash memory using the LineJet Print Server (the internal network
card) port. You must use this method to update the firmware on the LineJet
Print Server.
The IP address of the printer will be used to download the function code.
1. Installing new function code erases all saved printer configurations. Make
a printout of
all
saved configurations. You will use the printouts to restore
printer configuration.
2. Set the printer power switch to O (off).
3. On the printer control panel, press and hold down the ON LINE + FF
keys. Without releasing the keys, power the printer on. Continue holding
the ON LINE + FF keys down for five seconds, then release them. Wait
until you see “WAITING FOR PROGRAM DOWNLOAD” on the LCD.
4. Check that the function code file is on the computer by listing the contents
of the directory where the function code is located. Change (CD) to the
directory that contains the function code file.
5. Decompress the executable function code file on the hard drive of the
computer by typing the following at the DOS prompt:
filename
.exe<Return>
Where
filename
is the function code file (e.g., 356351.exe). This
command decompresses the file and creates a file called
filename
.prg (e.g., 356351.prg) in the same directory.
6. Identify the target printer’s IP Address from the Configuration Printouts
you made in step 1.
7. Start the ftp (file transfer protocol) process by typing the following at the
DOS prompt:
ftp
xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
<Return>
Where
xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
represents the IP Address of the printer.
Typically, leading zeros are not entered. For example, address
134.039.090.191 would be entered as 134.39.90.191.
