Test Functions; Overview; Short Status - CAB A2+ User Configuration Manual

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Test Functions

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5.1

Overview

The printer is equipped with different test functions providing information on:
the most important configuration parameters
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• the fonts available in the printer
• important hardware components and connected peripheral devices
• the print image quality and state of the thermal printhead
• the function of label detection in conjunction with the optical properties of the label medium
• the label data sent from the computer or read out from the memory medium
5.2

Short Status

The Short status menu provides an overview of important status information in the display of the printer.
Press the menu button.
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
Select Short status menu.
 Scroll through the individual lines with the ~ and € buttons.
 Exit the Short status menu with the  button.
The following configuration parameters are displayed in the Short status menu:
Line Meaning
1 Printer type
Version number of the printer operating system (firmware)
2
Creation date of firmware
3
4 Version number of the system loader (bootloader)
5 Creation date of the bootloader
6 Serial number of the PCB CPU
7 Revision of the CPU PCB and the CPU
8 Operative time and number of printed labels
9 Previously printed paper lengths with thermal direct printing / thermal
transfer printing
10 IP address of the label printer when connected to a network
11 mDNS name of the printer for Zeroconf (Zeroconf is a set of techniques that
automatically create a usable IP network without configuration or special
servers.)
12 MAC address of the network adapter on the CPU PCB
13 Type and size of the installed memory medium
14 Size of the Internal Flash-File-Systems ( Programming Manual)
15 Resolution of the installed thermal printhead
Table 14 Display in Short status menu
Example
MACH4/300
Firmware V3.11
(Aug 9 2007)
Bootloader 1.18
(May 29 2007)
PCB #111070553751
PCB/CPU Rev. 7/4
Hours/no. of labels:
156h/3564
Thermal/Transfer
13,54m/269,11m
DHCP-IP 192.168.9.13
mDNS: cab-28154.local
MAC 0002E70228F4
CF 30MB
IFFS 8MB
TPH 300dpi,1248dots
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