GEMINI SELF=TEST
| | “Self-Test” is the name of the built-in program that prints out |
| L | several sample lines of letters, numbers, and other characters to |
| | show you that everything is in good working order. You can print |
| L.. | the Self-Test without hooking up your Gemini to a computer. |
| The Gemini Self-Test is a special feature that allows you to |
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| II. | check your installation of the paper and ribbon and the adjustment |
| of the print head gap. At the same time, the printout provides a |
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| | preview of what’s to come: all the standard characters in both |
| | normal and italic type styles. |
HOW TO INITIATE THE SELF-TEST
The Gemini Self-Test is as easy as “one,two, three?
t | 1. | Plug | the | printer’s electrical plug into an |
| | electrical | outlet. |
| 2. | Insert a sheet of paper. |
| 3. | While holding down the “LF”button on the |
| | control panel, turn the power switch “on? |
| The Self-Test (shown on the following two pages) will print out |
| automatically. If you hold down the “LF”button, the Self-Test will |
| continue | printing | out. |
The Gemini-lox Self-Test (Figure 3-1, a &.b) consists of four lines that show the standard character set that your printer can produce. The Gemini-15X Self-Test (Figure 3-2, a & b) uses the same characters, and is also displayed on four lines.
After you run the Self-Test on your printer, you can skip to Chapter 4 if you are in a hurry to hook-up your Gemini to your computer and start printing out data that you generated. On the other hand, if you want to take a few minutes to finish this chapter, you’ll learn what these characters represent and how to use them.
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