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POWER-UP FUNCTIONS
In addition totheir normal functions,allof the control panel buttons perform
“special” functions ifyou holdthem down while switching thepower button
on.
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Figure 4-2.
Power-up functions of control panel
Short test mode
If the printer is turned on while the I
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button is pressed, the
printer willenter the short self-testmode, with the “PI” message onthe LCD
display. The printer will print the version number of the printer’s ROM,
followed by seven lines of the character set.
Each line will be offset by one character from the one before it. The final
result will be something like Figure 4-3.
*** Ver 1 ,0 ***
! “#$%& () *+, -. /0 123456789: ; <=> ?@ABCDEFGHI JKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\ 1“– abcdefgh i i k lnmo
! “#$%& ( ) *+, -. /0 t23456789: ; <=>
?c3ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\ 1‘– abcdefgb i jklnmop
“#$%&()*+,-. /0 123456789:
; <=> ?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\ 1‘– abcde fghi j k lmnoiw
#$%& ( ) *+, -. /01234S6 789: ; <=>
?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\ 1‘– abcde fghi jk1mnow r
$%& ( ) *+, -./0 123456789: ; <=> ?@.4BCDEFGHI
JKLMNOPQRSTUvwXYZ[\ 1‘–’ abcdefgbi Jk1mnOpqrs
%&()*+,-. /0123456789:
; <=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\ 1“– abcdefghi jk1rnnopqrst
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() *+,-./O123456789: ;<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\l-–’abcdef8hi jklmnopqrstu
Figure 4-3. Shorfself-test.
Since the self-test prints across the full width of the carriage, itisrecom-
mended that the printer is loaded with the widest paper possible to avoid
damage to the print head and/or platen.
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