Printronix SL4M User Manual

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Chapter

5

Downloading TrueType Fonts

8.

Start a command prompt session. (The Start Menu icon is usually labeled

Command Prompt

or

MS-DOS Prompt

.)

9.

Make note of the file name with the

.dwn

extension of each file you want

to download to the printer.

10. At the command prompt type:

copy /b filename.dwn LPT1

<Enter>

(where

filename

.dwn is file name you noted in step 9.)

NOTE:

If you are loading the file using the LPT2 port on the computer, type
the following command:

copy /b filename.dwn LPT2

<Enter>

(where

filename

.dwn is a file you noted in step 9.)

If you are loading the file using the serial port on the computer, type
the following commands:

mode COM1:9600,N,8,1,P

<Enter>

copy /b filename.dwn COM1

<Enter>

(where

filename

.dwn is a file you noted in step 9.)

The 9600 baud rate is the only selection some systems can use. The
baud rate information entered in the above commands must match the
Baud Rate setting (in the SERIAL PORT menu) saved in the Power-Up
Config.

You can download the fonts one at a time by entering one file name per
the

copy

command or you can copy multiple files in one

copy

command.

To download one file at a time, enter the following at the command
prompt:

copy /b filename.dwn LPT1

<Enter>

To download multiple files, enter the following at the command prompt,
for example:

copy /b filename1.dwn+filename2.dwn+...LPT1

<Enter>

11. While the font file is copied into the flash memory, the printer LCD informs

you of the load process and status. When the new file is successfully
loaded into memory, the printer will reset itself and go online.

12. To verify that the fonts have been downloaded:

NOTE:

Admin User must be set to Enable in the PRINTER SETUP menu.

a.

Perform a configuration printout.

— OR —

b.

Select

PRINTER SETUP

Main FFS

View File List

or

PRINTER SETUP

EMC FFS

View File List

, depending on

whether you downloaded to the main flash or the optional EMC flash
cartridge. The new file names will appear with the same file name you
downloaded, but with a

.ttf

extension.

NOTE:

The TrueType font typefaces cannot be selected via the printer
control panel. They can only be selected via a software command
from the host.

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