BIXOLON SRP-270 service manual Hexadecimal Dumping, Self Test Mode

SRP-270

2-2-4 Hexadecimal Dumping

This feature allows experienced users to see exactly what data is coming to the printer. This can be useful in finding software problems. When you turn on the hexadecimal dump function, the printer prints all commands and data in hexadecimal format along with a guide section the help you find specification commands.

To use hexadecimal dump mode, please follow these steps:

1.After you make sure that the printer is off.

2.Set DIP-switch 2-2to ON.

3.Turn on the printer, and then the printer enters the hexadecimal dump mode.

4.Run any software program to send data to the printer. The printer will print all the codes it receives in a two-column format. The first column contains the hexadecimal codes and the second column gives the ASCII characters corresponding to the codes.

1 B 2 1 0 0 1 B 2 6 0 2		4 0 4 0	. ! . . & . @ @
0 2	0 D 1 B 4 4 O A 1 4	1 E 2 8	. . . D . . . (
0 0	0 1 0 A 4 1 O D 4 2 O A 4 3		. . . A . B . C .

Note 1 : A period(.)is printed for each code that no ASCII equivalent.

Note 2 : During the hex dump all the commands except DLE EOT and DLE ENQ are disabled.

5.When the printing finishes, turn off the printer, and change DIP-switch 2-2 to OFF.

6.Turn on the printer and then the hexadecimal mode is off.

2-2-5 The self Test Mode

The self-test checks whether the printer has any problem. If the printer does not function properly, contact your dealer. The self-test checks the following.

1.Make sure paper roll has been installed properly.

2.Turn on the printer power while holding down the FEED button so that the self-test begins.

3.The self-test prints the current printer status, which provides the control ROM version and the DIP switch setting.

4.After printing the current printer status self-test printing will print the following and pause. (The PAPER OUT and ERROR LED’s light blinks.)

Please press the button

5.Press the FEED button to continue printing. The printer prints a pattern using the built-in character set.

6.The character test sheet to be printed is that four lines are printed as BLACK color and the next four lines are printed as RED color in turn. Total 20 character lines will be printed.

7.The self-test automatically ends and cuts the paper after printing the following.

**Character Test Completed **

8.Back-Lash printing is possible when the DIP switch 1-7 is ON, or the printing is skipped when the DIP switch 1-7 is OFF.

9.The printer is ready to receive data as soon as it completes the self-test.

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