Star Micronics NX-2430 Printer User Manual


 
POWER-UP FUNCTIONS
In addition to their normal functions, allof the control panel buttonsperform
“special” functions if you hold them down while switchingthe power 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 shortself-testmode, withthe “PI” message on the LCD
display. The printer will print the version number of the printer’s ROM,
followed by seven lines of thecharacter set.
Each line will be offset by one character from the one before it. The final
result will be something like Figure 4-3.
***VerI,0 ***
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/0 123451j78g: ;<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\ 1‘–’ abcdefghi jkImno
!“#$%& () *+, -./0 t23456789: ;<=>?@ABCDEFGHI
JKLMNOPQRSTUWVXYZ[\ 1‘– abcdefgtri jklrnnop
“#$%& ()*+, -. /0 123456789:
: <=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUWVXYZ[\] “–’ abcdefghi j k lmnorw
#$%& ()*+, -./0 123456789:
: <=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\1‘–’ abcdefgh i j klmnomr’
$%& ()*+,–./0123456789:
: <=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\1“–’ abcdefghi jk1Mnopqrs
%&’() *+,-./Ot23456789:
:<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\l’–’abcdefshi ik1mnopqrst
&’ () *+,-./Ol23456789: ;<=> ?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\l ”–’abcdefghi jklmnopqrstu
Figure 4-3.ShortseK-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 tothe print head and/or platen.
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