Brother HL-3400CN Series Printer User Manual


 
CHAPTER 4 CONTROL PANEL
4–85
HEX DUMP MODE
This printer has a useful Hex Dump Mode for checking the print data sent
from your computer. The printer lists the print data in hexadecimal form.
To enter the hex dump mode, follow these steps:
1. Check the printer power status.
2. Proceed as follows:
If the printer has been turned off, turn on the printer.
The printer starts the self-test and the display shows the following
message.
04 SELF TEST
If the printer has been turned on, reset the printer with the
Reset
button.
1) Press the
Sel
button to take the printer off-line.
2) Hold down the
Shift
button and press the
Reset
button.
The display will show “RESET PRINTER”.
3) Press the
Set
button with the “RESET PRINTER” selected.
3. Hold down the
Continue
/
Shift
button.
The printer checks the
Continue
/
Shift
button at the end of self-test
or printer reset. If the button is held down, the printer enters the hex
dump mode and goes on-line. The display will show the message
“HEX DUMP MODE” and the printer will return to the on-line state.
Note
If the printer returns to the on-line state without displaying the message
“HEX DUMP MODE”, you did not hold down the
Continue
/
Shift
button immediately after pressing the
Set
button. Try the above steps
once again.
4. Send data from your computer.
When the printer receives data, it starts printing hexadecimal values of
the received data.