POWER-UP FUNCTIONS

In addition to their normal functions, all of the control panel buttons perform “special” functions if you hold them down while switching the power button on.

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Figure 4-2.Power-up functions of control panel

Short test mode

If the printer is turned on while the I ON LINE 1button is pressed, the printer will enter the short self-test mode, with the “PI” message on the LCD display. The printer will print the version number of the printer’s ROM, followed by seven 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 Figure 4-3.

*** Ver 1 ,0 ***

!“#$%& ( ) *+, -. /0 123456789: ; <=> ?@ABCDEFGHI JKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ [ \ 1 “– abcdefgh i i k lnmo

!“#$%& ( ) *+, -. /0 t 23456789: ; <=> ?c3ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\ 1‘– abcdefgb i j klnmop “#$%&() *+, -. /0 123456789: ; <=> ?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\ 1‘– abcde fghi j k lmnoiw

#$%& ( ) *+, -. /01234S6 789: ; <=> ?@ABCDEFGHI JKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\ 1‘– abcde f ghi j k 1mnow r

$%& ( ) *+, -./0 123456789: ; <=> ?@.4BCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUvwXYZ[\ 1‘–’ abcde f gbi Jk 1mnOpqrs

%&() *+, -. /0123456789: ; <=> ?@ABCDEFGHI JKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\ 1“– abcde f ghi j k 1rnnopqrst

&’ () *+,-./O123456789: ;<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\l-–’abcdef8hi jklmnopqrstu

Figure 4-3. Shorfself-test.

Since the self-test prints across the full width of the carriage, itisrecom- mended that the printer is loaded with the widest paper possible to avoid damage to the print head and/or platen.

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Star Micronics LC24-20 user manual POWER-UP Functions, Short test mode