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can provide you with a cable (with DIN-8 female and DB-25 male
connectors) for this, or you can see appendix B, “Technical
Specifications,” for the correct cable pinouts.
NOTE: If you have access to a PC, printer system software and
fonts can also be downloaded from the PC to the printer’s
parallel or serial port. See “Installing System Software
and Fonts from a PC to a Non-Functional Printer,” earlier
in this chapter, for instructions.
1. Connect the printer serial port to the Macintosh’s printer or
modem port. The modem port provides the fastest download.
2. Use the following procedure to decompress the SystemLoader
program and install it on your Macintosh’s hard disk:
a. Insert the System Software/Macintosh disk (provided with your
printer) in your Macintosh’s floppy disk drive.
b. Double-click the SystemLoader icon.
c. Specify a folder when the program asks for a place to install
SystemLoader.
d. Choose the Save button.
3. Turn the printer off and then on again. Wait until the following
message displays in the message window:
QMS SOFTLOAD
x.x
READY TO BOOT
Then immediately press the Select key. The following
message appears:
QMS SOFTLOAD
x.x
*BOOT SYSTEM
4. Press the Next key until INSTALL TO DISK appears on the
second line of the message window:
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