Printing the Self Test

To determine any printer setting, and to check if the printer is working well, print the self-test. Proceed as follows:

1.Press the ON LINE key to disable the printer. The ON LINE led should go out and the LCD displays:

OFF LINE

2.Press the MENU key to enter the Operational Menu. The LCD displays:

OPERATIONAL MENU

3.After a time out of a few seconds, the first menu item is displayed:

FONT STYLE

4.Now, press the ↑ key until the LCD displays:

TEST MODE

5.Press the ENTER key. The display shows:

TEST:PAPER WIDTH

6.Press the ENTER key and then use the ↓ key to select the desired print width based upon the type of paper which you loaded. Push the ENTER key to save your selection. The LCD

displays:

TEST:START TEST

7.Press the ENTER key, then the ↓ key. The display shows:

TEST:START:N

8.Press ↓ to change LCD display to read:

TEST:START:Y

9.Press the ENTER key and the test pattern will begin printing.

10.To stop the test printing and to exit test mode, press the ON LINE key.

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