Unit 4: Printer Configuration

DIAGNOSTICS MODE (TABLE 4-15)

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DESCRIPTION

 

 

Allows varification of proper printer operation and print quality through the selection of various test print options.

Checkerboard - factory default. Helps identify marginal print head elements, edge sharpness, and uneven print quality.

Grey - helps identify burned out print head elements and uneven print quality.

Grid - helps identify edge sharpness and uneven print quality.

Current Config. - prints the current printer configuration and helps determine text print quality.

Left Test - prints a pattern containg a series of ladder-type bar code symbols starting with four and decrementing by one symbol on each print until a single symbol prints on the left side.

 

Printer Tests

Right Test - prints a pattern containg a series of ladder-type bar code symbols starting with

 

Checkerboard*

 

four and decrementing by one symbol on each print until a single symbol prints on the right

 

 

 

side.

 

 

 

 

 

Combo Test - prints a combined left and right side test.

 

 

Ethernet Test - prints the NIC statistics stored on its adapter. Only appears if the Network

 

 

 

Interface Card (NIC) adapter is installed.

 

 

Barcode Demo - prints text and barcodes with the barcodes positioned at the left and right

 

 

 

margins of the standard label media suplied with the printer. The test automatically produces

 

 

 

output for 4 inch printers at 203 and 305 dpi.

 

 

RFID Report - prints a report of RFID statistics since the printer was powered on or since the

 

 

 

last data reset. Once the desired test pattern is chosen, press ENTER t ostart printing. If the

 

 

 

Test Count option is set to Continuous (factory default), press ENTER again to stop printing.

 

 

 

Only appears if the RFID encoder is installed.

 

 

 

 

 

This menu screen enables the quantity of times the selected test pattern will be printed. The

 

 

options are Continuous (factory default), 1 Page, 2 Pages, 5 Pages, and 10 Pages.

 

 

 

Test Count

 

 

 

 

5 Pages*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This menu screen allows the entry of the reference number which includes toe program file part

 

 

number and the revision number of the software installed in the printer (e.g., 358186 V1.07G).

 

 

 

Software Build

 

 

 

 

XXXXXX VX.XXX

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allows the determination of whether printer will print a label containing data sent from the host in

 

 

hexadecimal format.

 

 

 

Hex Dump Mode

 

Disable - factory default. Will not print.

 

Disable*

 

Enable - will print.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This menu screen permits the printing of the current log of errors. Most non-routine faults (Ribbon

 

 

Fault, Print Head Hot) are stored in the error log.

 

 

 

DIAGNOSTICS

 

 

 

 

Print Error Log

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is a subset of menu screens that permits the error log to be cleared.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DIAGNOSTICS

 

 

 

Clear Error Log

 

 

 

 

 

 

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