Epson TM-FX2180 manual Consumables and Options, Printing a Hex Dump, Clearing the Eeprom

EPSON FX-2180 Service Manual

1.3.5 Printing a Hex Dump

You can print a hexadecimal dump to isolate communication problems between the printer and a software program. To enter hex dump mode, hold down both the LF/FF and Load/Eject buttons while you press the Operate button to turn on the printer. Then open a software program and send a print job to the printer.

Your printer prints all the codes it receives in hexadecimal format. If characters are printable, they appear in the right column as ASCII characters. Nonprintable codes, such as control codes, are represented by dots.

To exit hex dump mode, press the Pause button to stop printing and the Load/Eject button to eject the printed page. Then turn off the printer.

1.3.6 Clearing the EEPROM

To clear the EEPROM, hold down the Font and Tear Off/ Bin buttons while you press the Operate button to turn on the printer. The settings in EEPROM area 1 are reset to the factory defaults, with the exception of the counters that provide the following information:

‰Total lines printed since production

‰Total power-on hours (in minutes)

‰Total lines printed since a new ribbon cartridge was installed

‰Starting year, month, and date. This is the date of printer production, and helps you determine if it is better for the user to repair or replace the printer.

See the FX-2180 specifications for more information.

Chapter 1 Product Description

1.3.6.1 Clearing the Ribbon Cartridge Replacement Counter

To reset the EEPROM’s ribbon cartridge replacement counter to zero, hold down the LF/FF and Tear Off/Bin buttons while you press the Operate button to turn on the printer.

1.4 Consumables and Options

1.4.1	Consumables
Ribbon cartridge:		S015086
Ribbon pack:		S010033
1.4.2	Options
Paper Handling Options
High-capacity cut-sheet feeder (bin 1):		C806731
Second-bin cut-sheet feeder (bin 2):		C806741
Pull tractor:		C800321
Roll paper holder:		#8310
Optional Interface Cards
Serial I/F card:		C823051
32KB intelligent serial I/F card:		C823071
Coax I/F card:		C823141
Twinax I/F card:		C823151
Type B IEEE-1284 bidirectional parallel I/F card:		C823452
Multi-protocol Ethernet print server I/F card:		C823572

CAUTION

The printer stores the values for the total lines printed since production, total power-on hours, total lines printed since ribbon cartridge replacement, and starting year, month, and date in the EEPROM on the main board.

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