Compaq P5000 Series Diagnosing Problems, Printer Self-Tests, Sample Print Test All E’s, Step

Chapter 6 Diagnosing Problems

Diagnosing Problems

This section is designed to help you recover from any problems which may arise with normal printer operation.

Printer Self-Tests

The printer self-tests are used to check the print quality and operation of your printer. An example procedure for running the self-test “All E’s”, which determines whether print quality is acceptable, is described in Table 17. A detailed description of all the printer self-tests is on page 114.

NOTE: Your authorized customer service engineer typically runs these tests to check printer operation.

Table 17. Sample Print Test (All E’s)

Step Key Result Notes

1.Install the ribbon. (See page 36.)

Load full-width (136-column) computer paper. (See page 40.) Set top-of-form. (See page 45.)

2.	ON LINE			The printer must be offline for
			OFFLINE
				testing.
			CONFIG. CONTROL
3.				Allows you to make configuration
		+	ENTER SWITCH
				changes.
			UNLOCKED
			OFFLINE
			CONFIG. CONTROL

4.

5.

6.

UNTIL	OFFLINE
	DIAGNOSTICS
	DIAGNOSTICS
	Printer Tests
UNTIL	DIAGNOSTICS
	Test Width

7.

8.

Test Width

Full Width*

		Cycle through the choices.
	Test Width
OR		X = Full Width or 80 columns.
	X

9.ENTER

Test Width X*

The width you have chosen will be used for the printer test.

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