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Operation2-18
For additional printing capabilities and character attributes, refer to the Programming chapĆ
ter.
P
rint mode control from the host will override the control panel setting.
Setting Line Spacing
P9012
printers can be set for a line spacing of 6, 8, or 10.3 lines per inch (lpi) from the control
panel
by using the 6/8 LPI switch. T
o select the line spacing from the control panel, perform the
following
procedure.
1.
Place the printer off line.
2. P
ress 6/8 LPI; the currently selected lpi setting will be displayed.
3. Press
NEXT
, PREV
, or 6/8 LPI to step through the 6, 8, and 10.3 lines per inch selections.
The
light beside
the 6/8 LPI switch lights when the selected line spacing is other than 6 lpi.
4. P
ress CLEAR when the desired line spacing setting is displayed; the printer will be placed
off
line and the display will read OFFLINE READ
Y.
5.
Place the printer on line.
Line
spacing can also be selected by sending line spacing control codes from the host computer
as described in the Programming chapter. Using control codes, the host computer can specify
line
spacing other than 6, 8, or 10.3 lpi. Line spacing control from the host
computer will over
Ć
ride
the control panel setting.
Printer Reset
This
procedure resets the printer to the configuration values
last saved
(not factory default
val
Ć
ues), and the current form position becomes the top-of-form. The printer can be reset to the
power-up configuration values at any time: on line, off line, or while printing. However, it is
recommended
that the printer be reset only when off line to prevent the possible loss of data.
T
o reset the printer, press CLEAR and RUN/STOP simultaneously.
Hex Code Printout
The hex code printout (often called a hex dump") are useful for debugging when
troubleshooting printer data reception problems. Hex dumps list ASCII character data reĆ
ceived
from the host with
the corresponding two-digit hexadecimal code. P
rintable characters
print
their assigned symbol; nonprintable characters are indicated with a period
symbol. A p"
before
the hex code indicates an active P
aper Instruction (PI) line; a blank space before the hex
code
indicates an inactive PI line. T
o print the data stream received from the
host computer in
hex
code with A
SCII character equivalents, perform the following steps.
1.
Place the printer off line and raise the printer cover.
2. Press MENU DOWN; repeatedly press NEXT or PREV until DIAGNOSTICS is disĆ
played.