2.Hold down the Cleaning N N N button on the control panel while pressing the POWER switch to turn on the printer.

The self test begins by printing in black ink on the

first and last lines of the first sheet of paper to measure the page length. Then it prints character samples on the next sheet using the available fonts and colors.

3.The printer prints the test one page at a time and pauses between pages. While it is paused, press the Load/Eject button to print the next page.

4.To end the self test, turn off the printer while it is paused.

If the quality of the test output is not good, clean the print heads as described in Chapter 6.

Connecting the Printer to a PC

If you are connecting the printer to an IBM PC compatible computer, follow the steps in this section.

You need a shielded, twisted-pair parallel cable (6 to 10 feet long) to connect your computer to the printer’s built-in parallel interface. The cable must have a D-SUB, 25-pin male connector for your computer and a 36-pin, Centronics compatible connector for the printer.

1. Make sure both the printer and computer are turned off.

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