The USB host port allows you to connect USB devices—such as a keyboard, scanner, or USB flash (memory) drive—to the printer. Use the information in this section to understand the operations of the printer’s USB host port and Link-OS features and apps.
The USB host port on your printer has multiple uses. Besides serving as a conduit for firmware updates and file transfers, it serves as a port for low-power USB data entry devices (keyboards, scales, scanners, and other devices).
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USB host port
The USB Flash drive must be formatted with the FAT file system.
Filenames may be 1 to 16 long consisting only of alphanumeric characters (
A, a, B, b, C, c, ..., 0, 1, 2, 3, ...
). Use only ASCII characters. Do NOT use Asian characters, Cyrillic characters, or accented characters in filenames.
Some functions may not work properly if underscores are used in a filename. Use periods instead.
