Using SFW50 software:
Use Windows 98 SE (Second Edition)
On C: drive make New Folder, rename SFW50, unzip file to folder SFW50.
Using Windows Explorer: In SFW50 folder, find file Sfw50.exe, right click. In box left click Create shortcut. Drag shortcut to Desktop.
Close Windows Explorer.
On Desktop, right click on Shortcut to Sfw50. Left click on Properties,
Program tab, Advanced Button, check Suggest MS-DOS mode as necessary, click OK. Click OK again to go back to Desktop.
On Desktop, double click on Shortcut to Sfw50.exe. Program now opens.
Move mouse out of the way, it doesn't work within this environment.
Keystrokes to get to print Ladder:
F3 F3 enter password (here's the password, doesn't need capitals or quotes) "program" ,press Enter.
To load program:
F2 (offline) F5 (disk) F5 (directory) F6 and/or F9 to higlight program name that has the .P50 extension (jcorpt29.P50), Esc (1 time) F1 (load) F1 (program) F10 (load) Esc (2 times)
To add labels and comments skip to next paragraph if no labels file).
F5 (disk) F5 (directory) F6 or F9 to higlight program name that has the .L50 extension (jcorpt26.L50) , Esc (1 time) F1 (load) F3 (labels) F10 (load) Esc (2 times)
F1 (ladder) F1 (search) F2 ( -( )- ) (Make sure printer is connected to computer and turned on) F8 (print) F4 to YES f5 to YES F7 to YES (if labels file is loaded) (when ready press) F8 (print).
After printing is done, Esc to previous menus.
To close program down Esc 4 times (from print menu to first menu) F5 Y
ONLINE Setup:
From the first opening menu, F4 (util), set route to 000, Port to whatever Com Port your computer is using Com1 or Com2, baud rate might be anything, try 1200 or 9600 first, Auxiliary to DOS.
PRINTER settings:
Set route to none,port to PRN, config to 7 bit odd, character to ASCII, margin to 4, length to 70. press F10 (load).
GETTING ONLINE:
To MONITOR only:From the first opening menu, F3 F1.
To PROGRAM:
From the first opening menu, F3 F3 enter password (here's the password, doesn't need capitals or quotes) "program" ,press Enter.
NEXT:
From the first opening menu, F1 (online) If setup and baud rate are correct it should go online after a period of time. If Communication error timeout occurs, change the baud rate and try again. This is a slow process so be patient and wait until timeout error occurs before changing the baudrate and re-trying.
DONE
