Hex Code Printout - InfoPrint 6500 DBCS User Manual

Chapter 6

Hex Code Printout

Step Key
9.
ENTER
10. Examine the print quality of the characters. They should be fully formed and of uniform density.
If the test does not run or if text characters do not appear correctly formed, contact your
InfoPrint service representative.
11.
STOP
12.
RETURN
+
13.
START
Hex Code Printout
A hex code printout (or hex dump) lists each ASCII data character received
from the host computer, along with its corresponding two–digit hexadecimal
code. Hex dumps can be used to troubleshoot some types of printer data
reception problems.
To convert an ASCII character to its corresponding hex code (or vice–versa),
refer to the ASCII code chart in the InfoPrint 6500 Line Matrix Printers: ASCII
Programmer's Reference Manual.
Each printable character prints both as its assigned symbol and as its hex
equivalent. Each nonprintable character prints both as a period (.) and as its
hex equivalent.
When using a parallel interface, the letter "p" before a hex code indicates an
active Paper Instruction (PI) line and a blank space before a hex code
indicates an inactive PI line.
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Result
OPERATOR PRINT TESTS
[TEST NAME]
NOT READY
OPERATOR MENU
LOCKED
ENTER
READY
Notes
The print tests stops
printing.
Returns the printer to the
NOT READY mode.
Locks Program mode and
the Operator Menu.
Returns the printer to the
READY mode.