Star Micronics LC24-15 user manual Power-Up Functions, Stay in panel style, Stay in pAe1, Fbitch

POWER-UP FUNCTIONS

In addition to their normal functions, all the control panel buttons have special functions that operate if you hold them down while switching power on.

MICRO FEED	0 POWER
	I
	--F-----A

	I	Long test	Short test
Stay in panel style	Print area	test
Stay in pAe1	Fbitch
igufe 2-2. Power-up functions of control panel

If the printer is turned on while the ( ON LINE ) button is pressed, the printer will enter the short self-test mode. The printer will start printing as soon as the ( ON LINE ) button is released, and will print the version number of the printer’s ROM, followed by six lines of the character set.

Each line will be offset by one character from the one before it. The final result will be something like the following.

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Figure 2-3. Short self-test

Since the test print occupies the whole width of the carriage, it is recom- mended that the printer is loaded with continuous stationery to avoid possible damage to the print head and/or platen.

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