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This test prints across the entire width of the carnage. It is a good idea to make sure that the printer is loaded with the widest possible paper available to avoid the possibility of damage to the print head or the platen.
This test can generate many lines of text and graphics, so it is a good idea to use continuous fanfold paper rather than single sheets. The test continues indefinitely until the printer is turned off.
Printing out a hexadecimal dump
If you are writing your own programs to send output to the printer, it is sometimes useful to print out the raw data that the printer is receiving.
When you perform a hexadecimal dump, all codes (char- acter codes and control codes) are printed out in hexa- decimal format. The printer does not execute any of the normally executable codes it receives (such as OA - line feed). It simply prints them out.
Perform a hexadecimal dump as follows:
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Turn off the printer.
Turn on the printer while holding down the [=] and [FXWQ keys. The printer beeps once.
Begin printing from your computer. Instead of a nor- mal
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