Test Functions, Troubleshooting And Maintenance; Key Functions When Turning On The Printer - Tally T2040 Maintenance Manual

Test functions, troubleshooting and maintenance

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Key functions when
turning on the printer
Operator's panel
Online
Setup
1 2 3 4
Online
Setup
1 2 3 4
Online
Setup
1 2 3 4
Online
Setup
1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4
Online
Setup
1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4
Online
Setup
1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4
Online
Setup
1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4
Online
Setup
3 3
1 1 2 2 4 4
Test functions, troubleshooting and
maintenance
In order to test whether your printer is functioning properly, you can choose from a
selection off different test functions. You can activate one of these functions by
keeping a corresponding key or key combination pressed while turning on the
printer. All possible key functions are described in the following table.
Keys depressed while
turning on printer
Online
Function keys 1 and 2
Online and Setup
Function keys 1, 2 and
additional 4 after ∗ is
displayed
Function key 1, 4 and
Online
Function key 1, 2, 3
and Setup
Setup
Function keys 1 to 4

Key functions when turning on the printer

Mode Description
Testmode Offers an ASCII test with 80 (narrow
printer) or 136 (wide printer)
characters, Hex Dump and some
technical menu settings.
Showon The Display shows values for print
head distance, termperature and
function.
Testmode with Testmode like above; additional are
Showon values for print head distance,
termperature and function shown.
AGA test This mode is used for checking the
function of the AGA feature.
Bootmode You must enter this mode, if you want
to program flash rom. For details see
the reference manual on CD-ROM,
section Loading firmware .
Parallelity This test mode is used for checking
and adjusting the parallelism of print
head and platen.
Access to menu If the menu of the printer is locked,
you regain access to it. For details
see the reference manual on
CD-ROM, section The menu .
Loading default all printer settings are reset to the
default values (except the Form
length setting in Testmode). For
details see the reference manual on
CD-ROM, section The menu .
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