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This chapter explains the different procedures you can perform while the printer is in Test and Service mode. Use Test and Service mode on the printer to print test labels, perform special procedures, and change select configuration commands.
Using Test and Service Mode Procedures
For all Test and Service mode tests, pressing the Feed/Pause button pauses the current test. Holding the Feed/Pause button aborts the current test and starts a new test.
To enter Test and Service mode
1.Record your current DIP switch settings for later reference.
2.Set all of the DIP switches to the off position.
Set all of the DIP switches to the communications settings of your host computer.
3.Turn the On/Off switch to the off position.
4.Press and hold the Feed/Pause button while turning the power on.
The printer prints out a hardware configuration label and then enters Data Line Print mode.
5.Set the DIP switches to the test or service function you wish to perform. See the following table for a list of the DIP switch settings.
6.Hold the Feed/Pause button down. The test begins immediately.
7.If you wish to perform another function, change the DIP switch settings and press the Feed/Pause button.
The function the printer is currently executing terminates, and the printer performs the new function.
The printer remains in Test and Service mode until you turn the power off and reset the DIP switches. The printer executes all functions as soon as you select them.
To exit Test and Service mode
1.Turn the printer power off.
2.Reset the DIP switches to their original settings.
3.Turn the printer power back on.
