Since the self-test occupies the full width of the carriage, it is recommended that the printer is loaded with the widest paper possible to avoid damage to the print head and/or platen. In addition, the total number of lines printed is considerable, more than can be accomodated on a single sheet, so fanfold paper is recommended for this test.
Print area test mode
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By holding the,<1 button down during power-up, the printer will enter the print area test mode. This way, you can find out how many lines on your paper are available for printing. The printer will print the first line message, then print the last line message after feeding to the bottom of the
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If you have loaded the fanfold paper, only the first line message is printed.
Stay in Panel Pitch
By holding the GTCFi) button down during power-up, the print pitch can only be selected from the control panel. This prevents software interference. You will hear an acknowledging beep as power comes on.
After the beep tone, you can set the printer off-line, select a print pitch, then return to on-line and start printing. The pitch you selected will not be reset or otherwise changed by any commands your software may issue.
Stay in Panel Font
By holding the (FONT) button during power-up, fonts can only be selected from the control panel. This prevents software interference. There will be an acknowledging beep as power comes on, after which you can set the printer off-line, select a font, then return to the on-line state and begin printing. The selected font willnotbe changed by any commands your software may issue.
Stay in Panel Pitch and Font
If you want to protect both the pitch and font settings from software changes, press both the (FiTCi4~and (FONtI buttons during power-up. There will be two acknowledging beep tones.
Pressing these buttons during power-up does not prevent you from making any number of changes later from the control panel.
