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Dump mode
Printer will enter dump mode after printing printer configuration. In the dump mode, all
characters will be printed in 2 columns as following. The left side characters are received from
your system and right side data are the corresponding hexadecimal value of the characters. It
allows users or engineers to verify and debug the program.
Note:
1. Dump mode requires 4” wide paper width.
2. Turn off / on the power to resume printer for normal printing.
4.3.3 Printer Initialization
Printer initialization is used to clear DRAM and restore printer settings to defaults. The only one
exception is ribbon sensitivity, which will note be restored to default.
Printer initialization is activated by the following procedures.
1. Turn off the power switch.
2. Hold on the button then turn on the power switch.
3. Release the button when LED turns green after 5 amber blinks. (Any green will do during the
5 blinks).
The LED color will be changed as following:
Amber red (5 blinks) amber (5 blinks) green (5 blinks) green/amber (5 blinks)
red/amber (5 blinks) solid green
ASCII Data
Hex decimal data related to left
column of ASCII data