2.Turn on the printer while holding the F2 button. Then press the F1/Eject and F2 button while the F1/Eject, Offline, and F2 lights are flashing.

3.When the Ready light turns on, insert a sheet of A4 paper into the front slot.

4.The printer prints the self-test pattern in the font selected in the default settings mode.

Note:

To stop the self-test temporarily, press the offline button. To resume the test, press the offline button again.

cCaution:

Do not turn off the printer while it is printing the self-test. Always press the Offline button to pause printing. Then turn off the printer.

Printing Hex Dump

If you are an experienced user or a programmer, 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.

Note:

❏The hex dump feature is designed for use with DOS-based PC.

❏Prepare an A4 size sheet of paper before entering the hex dump printing mode.

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