Printer Self-Test | Printek 850 Series guide

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button will position the form for printing but will not place the printer on line. The ONLINE button will both position the form and place the printer on line.

Printer Self-Test

The printer performs many self-diagnostics each time power is applied. If you wish to perform an actual printing test, use the following steps.

1.Make sure the printer is powered on with ribbon and paper loaded. The test pattern to be printed will use the current form settings and in the PrintMaster 852si, the current paper path. Select the desired form settings and paper path before proceeding to the next step.

2.Open the front lid and press the MENU button until the display reads TEST MENU on the front panel.

3.Press the ALIGN/ITEM button until Test Mode is displayed on the top line.

4.Press the UP/DOWN ARROW buttons until Barber Pole is displayed on the bottom line.

5.Close the front lid and press the ONLINE button.

6.The printer will now exit Setup and begin printing a rotating character pattern using the current form settings. To stop or restart printing the test pattern, press the ONLINE button.

7.To take the printer out of the test mode, stop the test by pressing the ONLINE button.

8.Open the front lid and press the MENU button until the display reads

TEST MENU.

9.Press the ALIGN/ITEM button until Test Mode is displayed on the top line.

10.Press the UP/DOWN ARROW buttons until Off is displayed on the bottom line.

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Printek 850 Series manual Printer Self-Test

Contents

PrintMaster 850 Series Operator’s Manual Page Page Page Table of Contents Introduction To Setup Forms MenuInterface Menu Test Menu Ascii Character Tables Specifications Glossary of Terms Page Introduction Manual Contents Lists Installation Getting Started Parallel I/O Serial I/O Interface Set Up RS-232C Serial InterfaceParallel Interface Ethernet 10/100BaseT Installing The Ribbon Cartridge Why Use Only Printek Brand Ribbons T T I N G S T a R T E D Installing a New Ribbon Cartridge T T I N G S T a R T E D Loading Paper PrintMaster 850/850si Single Tractor Model Informing the Printer That the New Form is Loaded PrintMaster 852si Dual Tractor Model Selecting Which Form to Print Printer Self-Test Close the front lid and press the Online button Page Daily Operation Introduction Control Panel Features LCD Display and Online Status Indicator LED Display the following information Exposed Buttons Most commonly used functions LOAD/FEED Hidden Under LID Buttons Setup Unload Selecting and Loading Forms Selecting a Form Already Loaded in the Tractors Loading a New or Different Form In the Tractors Ejecting and Tearing Off a Form Tearing off a Form Aligning Print Aligning Print On InvoicesLeft/Right ←0.00→ Down/Up Left/Right ⎯0.30→ Common Error Conditions Down/Up 0.08 ↓Check Paper No Paper to Load Too Much Paper to UnloadSelected Form is not Loaded Other Errors Ribbon Lid Open Printer Configuration Introduction To SetupSetup Buttons Entering Setup Entering Setup MenusUsing the Menu Button Form Using the Submenu Button Using the ALIGN/ITEM and UP/DOWN Arrow ButtonsExiting Setup Exiting Menus Saving Changes No Changes Forms Menu Forms Menu ItemsForm Name Form Tractor Path Rear Lines/Inch Form Length 66 LinesTop Margin 0 Lines Bottom Margin 0 Lines Characters/Inc h Left Margin ColumnRight Margin Font Epson FX FD Draft Speed Normal Impact Force Normal Language Zero Normal Unidirectional No Interface Menu Entering the Interface MenuSerial RS-232C Serial Interface Items Interface Menu Serial Emulation EpsonAuto CR On Auto LF Off Host FF at TOF No Characters ControlMinimum Buffer No Baud Rate Data BitsStop Bits Parity None DTR Power On/Off Busy Polarity LowXON/XOFF Off ETX/ACK Off Parallel/LAN Interface ItemsParallel/LAN LAN Setup Off Emulation EpsonIP Address Auto IP Address Subnet MaskIP Gateway Auto LF Off Options Menu Max Form Allowed Auto-Scroll 1 Second Delay Paper Out Fault FinishTear-Off 0.00 Inches Cannot Reprint Page Too Large will be displayed, Char. To Ignore 255 Top of Barcode Off Top Oversized Off User Language EnglishSize 8192 Characters Truncate Lines No Bottom Slew Fast Test Mode Off Print Menus Form Construction and Layout Tips Form Construction Form Layout Considerations E C I F Y I N G F O R M S Maintenance Troubleshooting Error Messages Preventive Maintenance Obtaining Service I N T E N a N C E a N D Troubleshooting Advanced Setup Features Security MenuALIGN/ITEM Edit Allowed Forms Menu Edit Allowed Interface Menu Edit AllowedOptions Menu Edit Allowed Using Remote Setup V a N C E D S E T U P F E a T U R E S Remote Setup Line Definitions V a N C E D S E T U P F E a T U R E S Remote Setup Example File V a N C E D S E T U P F E a T U R E S Using the Optional Setup Module Initializing Setup Module New Setup Module Detected Copying Setup to Printer Copying Setup To Module I N G T H E O P T I O N a L S E T U P M O D U L E Printer Reset Conditions Control Code Escape Sequence Summaries Genicom 3840 and 3410 Emulation Ansi X3.64 Emulation Epson FX Emulation ESC * m n1 n2 data ESC K n1 n2 data IBM Proprinter Emulation LA-120/210 Emulation Simple TTY Emulation Printek Emulation Xoff Ascii Character Tables PC Font Character Set Ebcdic Font Character Set C I I C H a R a C T E R T a B L E S OCR-B Font Character Set ML Euro C I I C H a R a C T E R T a B L E S Specifications 60 to 240 dpi horizontally x 72 dpi vertically 6.7, 7.5, 8.4, 8.6, 10, 12, 13.3, 15, 16.7, 17.1, and 20 cpi 15,000,000 character, mobius loop cartridge Operator CONTROLS/INDICATORS Use of only Printek brand ribbons Specification S Glossary of Terms Ascii LCD Online Refers to the state of the printer when