n Hex dump
Can you guess what a “hex dump” is? No, it’s not where
witches throw away useless spells. A hex dump is an advanced
ability of your printer that you can use, in certain cases, to find a
problem with your system. Fortunately, such problems rarely
arise but the hex dump is available if one does. We’ll go over
hex dump in Chapter 4. Right now, we’ll just tell you how to
make a hex dump:
1. Plug in the printer (don’t turn it on yet).
2. Insert a sheet of paper, as you did for the self-tests.
3. While holding down both the Paper Feed and Mode keys,
turn on the power switch.
W Panel mode
As you’ll learn in Chapter 5, this printer has many software
controls. But if you want to print in one mode, ignoring the con-
trol codes, the “Panel” mode takes effect for you. To set the
“Panel” mode, follow the procedures:
1. Plug in the printer (don’t turn it on yet).
2. While holding down the Mode key, turn on the power
switch.
< Notice that this mode stays on until you turn off the printer.
n Italic mode
Sometimes, you may want to print with italic characters with
Draft mode as the power-on default. You can set the Italic mode
with the following procedures:
1. Plug in the printer (don’t turn it on yet).
2. While holding the Bold key, turn on the power switch.
This mode stays on until you send the cancel command to
your printer. This mode re-activates when you send the reset
command to your printer.
n Italic and Panel mode
You can combine with the “Panel” mode and the “Italic”
mode at a time. To set these modes at a time follow the pro-
cedures below: