S E T U P

The output from the self test is described in the table below.

Setting

Description

Example

 

 

 

S/N

Printer serial number

S/N: A123456789

 

 

 

F/W

Firmware version

F/W: 195-150-320

 

 

 

REVISION and BUILD

Firmware revision and build number

REVISION: 3.20 BUILD = 08

 

 

 

DATE

Date and time of the self test

DATE: AUG 19 2004 11:05:40

 

 

 

INCHES PRINTED

Total inches printed

INCHES PRINTED: 000000801

 

 

 

TEXT BUF

Size and overflow value for the text

TEXT BUF: Size=64512 Ovf=256

 

buffer

 

 

 

 

COMM

Communications port configuration

COMM: 9600,N,8,1

 

values (Baud, Parity, Data Bits, Stop

 

 

Bits)

 

 

 

 

XON/XOFF

Indicates the status of XON/XOFF

XON/XOFF: ON

 

handshaking

 

 

 

 

FEEDBACK

Shows the status of VARIABLE

FEEDBACK: Off

 

USER_FEEDBACK

 

 

 

 

DARKNESS

Darkness setting of printer. FACT is

DARKNESS: FACT=34 VAR=0

 

Factory setting (not user modifiable).

 

 

VAR is the variable, user modifiable

 

 

setting.

 

 

 

MEDIA ADJUSTMENT

Adjusts print contrast on object leading MEDIA ADJUSTMENT: 300

 

edges for optimum print quality.

 

 

 

 

P-H TEMP, P-H VOLTS

Printhead temperature and voltage

P-H TEMP: 181(30) P-H VOLTS: 211

 

 

 

POWER UP PITCH

Print density in dots per inch at power

POWER UP PITCH: 200

 

up

 

 

 

 

DEFAULT WIDTH

Default label width (approximate), in

DEFAULT WIDTH: 224

 

hundredths of an inch

 

 

 

 

SHIFT LEFT

Distance the image is shifted to the

SHIFT LEFT: 0

 

left, in hundredths of an inch

 

 

 

 

LABEL PRESENTATION

When ON, Printer will advance and

LABEL PRESENTATION: ON

 

reverse the distance specified below

 

 

for each label printed.

 

 

 

 

FORWARD

With PRESENTLABEL ON, the

FORWARD (1/100 inches): 8

 

distance that a label is advanced, in

 

 

hundredths of an inch

 

 

 

 

REVERSE

With PRESENTLABEL ON, the

REVERSE (1/100 inches): 8

 

distance that a label is retracted, in

 

 

hundredths of an inch

 

 

 

 

PRINT SPEED

Displays the current printing speed

PRINT SPEED: HIGH

 

setting.

 

 

 

 

INDEX

Displays index configuration, including

INDEX: GAP .3.2.36.01.0000.053.217

 

FEED_TYPE mode, gain, tx, rx, top of

 

 

form, filter, and current index value

 

 

 

 

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