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Note:
To print the instruction sheet and alignment patterns, you need four single sheets or four pages of continuous paper of at least the following sizes:
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Continuous paper | 9.5 x 11 inches | 14.8 x 11 inches |
| (241 x 279 mm) | (376 x 279 mm) |
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Letter or A4 | A3 landscape | |
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❏If you use single sheets, you need to load a new sheet of paper each time the printer ejects a printed sheet from the paper guide.
Follow these steps to perform the bidirectional adjustment:
1. Make sure paper is loaded and the printer is turned off.
Caution:
Whenever you turn off the printer, wait at least five seconds before turning it back on; otherwise you may damage the printer.
2.While holding down the Pause button, press the Operate button to turn on the printer. The printer enters the bidirectional adjustment mode and then prints instructions and the first set of alignment patterns.
3.As described in the instructions, compare the alignment patterns and select the pattern with the best alignment. Then select the pattern with the best alignment for each of the remaining sets of alignment patterns.
4.After you select the best pattern in the final set of alignment patterns and save your selection by pressing the
Tear Off/Bin button, press the Operate button to turn off the printer and exit the bidirectional adjustment mode.
Printing a Self Test
Running the printer’s self test helps you determine whether the printer or the computer is causing the problem:
❏If the self test results are satisfactory, the printer is working properly and the problem probably results from your printer driver settings, application settings, computer, or interface cable. (Be sure to use a shielded interface cable.)
❏If the self test does not print properly, there is a problem with the printer.
You can print the self test using either single sheets or continuous paper.
Note:
Use paper of at least the following width:
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Continuous paper | 9.5 inches (241 mm) | 14.8 inches (376 mm) |
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Letter or A4 | A3 landscape | |
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To perform a self test, follow these steps:
1. Make sure paper is loaded and the printer is turned off.
Caution:
Whenever you turn off the printer, wait at least five seconds before turning it back on; otherwise you may damage the printer.
2.To run the test using the Draft font, hold down the LF/FF button while you press the Operate button to turn on the printer. To run the test using the printer’s near letter- quality fonts, hold down the Load/Eject button while you turn on the printer. Either self test can help you determine the source of your printing problem; however, the draft self test prints faster than the near
After a few seconds, the printer loads the paper automatically, and then begins printing the self test. A series of characters is printed.
Note:
To temporarily stop the self test, press the Pause button. To resume the test, press the Pause button again.
3.To end the self test, press the Pause button to stop printing. If a printed page remains in the printer, press the Load/Eject button to eject it. Then turn off the printer.
Caution:
Do not turn off the printer while it is printing. Always press the Pause button to stop printing and the Load/ Eject button to eject the printed page before you turn off the printer.
Printing a Hex Dump
You can print a hexadecimal dump to isolate communication problems between the printer and your software program. In hex dump mode, the printer prints all data it receives from the computer as hexadecimal values.
You can print a hex dump using either single sheets or continuous paper.
Note:
Use paper that is at least 8.3 inches (210 mm) wide, such as letter- or
To print a hex dump, follow these steps:
1. Make sure paper is loaded and the printer is turned off.
Caution:
Whenever you turn off the printer, wait at least five seconds before turning it back on; otherwise you may damage the printer.
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