TEC B-370 Series Maintenance Manual page 40

6. DIAG. TEST OPERATION
Print status content description of each sensor/switch
Sensor/Switch
Head up switch
Cutter home position
switch
Rewind full sensor
Slit sensor #1 (ribbon
rewind)
Slit sensor #2 (ribbon
feed)
Strip sensor
Ribbon end sensor
7 SENSOR2 Check
SENSOR2
Indicates whether the print head is opened or closed.
Indicates whether the cutter is at the home position or not.
Indicates whether the media is wound to peak capacity on the built-
in take-up spool or not.
Controls ribbon motor rotation by detecting the slit on the ribbon
rewind motor and the ribbon feed motor. Indicates the position of
the slit sensor.
Indicates the existence of label in strip mode. When no label is
detected (0), the subsequent label is issued, when a label is
detected (1), the subsequent label will not be issued until the current
label is removed.
The display of the ribbon end sensor only shows whether the ribbon
is transmissive or non-transmissive. The status of the ribbon end
detection differs according to the parameter setting. The following
table shows the parameter settings in the parameter setting mode.
Ribbon end sensor
Transmissive
Non-transmissive
[H] 3.1V [A] 2.8V
[R] 3.3V [T] 2.4V
[RANK 3]
Print status content description
Type of ribbon
Transmissive
With ribbon
Ribbon end
Environmental temperature thermistor status:
0.0 ~ 5.0 V
Print head thermistor status: 0.0 ~ 5.0 V
Feed gap sensor status: 0.0 ~ 5.0 V
Black mark sensor status: 0.0 ~ 5.0 V
Print head resistance rank: 0 ~ 15
6-10
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6.2 SELF TEST MODE
Non-transmissive
Ribbon end
With ribbon