2. Close the paper cover and press the paper feed button (A) while the printer is
powering up.
3. The following offline selection menu is printed. See Figure 5.
4. Follow the instructions that are printed for each required test.
Summary of the offline test menus (Models 2xR)
Use the firmware offline test menus to perform the offline tests. However, note that
some existing offline test methods still apply (see “Earlier methods for offline
tests” on page 106). Table 31 describes the available firmware offline test menus:
Table 31. Summary of the offline test menu items
Menu item Definition
Sub-menu (if
applicable) Definition
1. Thermal receipt test Prints a receipt
Figure 4. Pressing the power button
Off-line Selection started
To select a sub-menu or test:
FIRST, press the paper feed button the indicated number of times.
THEN, press again and hold button down at least 1
second to confirm selection.
Sub-menus and tests Press
Thermal Receipt test 1
Choose Emulation Mode 2
Model Selection 3
EIA-232/RS-232 Flow Control 4
More Selections 5
To exit Off-line setup, open printer cover.
Figure 5. Example of the offline selection main menu. See Table 31 for an explanation of
these menu items.
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