User Manual

M-Class 145
Advanced File Handling Information
 The Standard Datamax Printer leaves the factory with EFIGS loaded into module Y. At this point, Module Y is
LO CKE D and will only a c c ep t additional Language Downloads.
 Af ter downloading a language u pdate, Module Y is lef t UN LO CKE D until the printer is reset or power is c yc led. I n this
state, Module Y will accept font, image and label format downloads. The module will also honor the Clear Module
request. Therefore, following an update it is recommended that a reset be performed to lock the module; otherwise, a
s of twar e p ackage may ‘Clear All Modules ’ thus des troying t he new menu language(s ) .
 M odule Y c an be UNLO CKE D by sending t his DPL string: < STX >Kp Y0.
 To restore the factory generated EFIGS image, download the file 832296.08A to the printer. This file is located on the
Datamax FTP site. The letter at the end of the file name (e.g., A) specifies the revision. The latest revision will be
av ailab le on the FTP si te.
 D ownloa ding the same language twice will automa tic ally delet e t he first oc c urr ence, b ut will not f ree t he memory s pace.
Us e the Pack Mo d ule f eature (see Sec tio n 5.1.4) o r reload the FIGS f i l e to f ree the s pace.
 D eletion of the s elect ed langu age will s et the p rinter to Englis h.
 The total number of languages that the printer can now accept is limited to 10, but this number is dependent upon the
si ze of ea ch la ngu a ge tr a ns la t ion. T he tr a ns la t ion s ize will va r y with t he number of mess a ges t ha t a r e t r a ns la t ed f or tha t
particular language. Current complete language files are about 7,000 bytes each but with product growth, the total
numb er of languages is ex pected to drop to seven.