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Short test pattern
/ any sell test
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< > see the p rin te r 's v a rie ty o f ty p e styles, y o u c a n ru n th e lo n g v ersio n
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( 'heck th a t p a p e r is in p o sitio n fo r p rin tin g .
W ith p o w er off, p ress th e P a p e r F e e d sw itch o n th e c o n tro l p an el a n d
h o ld it d ow n.
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Still h o ld in g th e P a p e r F e e d sw itch do w n , tu r n th e p r in te r 's p o w er O N .
I he p rin te r will a u to m a tic a lly s ta rt p rin tin g a te st p a tte r n o f its full
i Im racter set in v a rio u s ty p e styles. W a tc h th e lig h ts o n th e c o n tro l p anel;
llu'y in d ic ate w h ich ty p e style is p rin tin g . T h e te st p a tte r n v aries d e p e n d in g
on l he se ttin g o f D IP sw itch 1-6 (O N — S ta n d a rd m o d e , O F F — IB M m o d e ),
hut m o re a b o u t th a t la ter.
T h is te st re p e a ts in d e fin itely in a cycle o f 30 o r 70 lines. T o s to p th e
lest, sw itch p o w er off.
Interface test
A fter co n firm in g th a t th e p rin te r w o rk s by itself, it is tim e to te st th e
lu lc ifac e w ith th e c o m p u te r. T h e sim p lest w ay to d o th is is w ith a d ire c t
( M tnmand. P o w e r u p b o th th e p rin te r a n d c o m p u te r, lo a d p a p e r, th e n try
ii i o tn m a n d like o n e o f th e follow ing:
MS D O S o r P C -D O S c o m m a n d :
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l'i ml it line o f tex t. C o n s u lt y o u r c o m p u te r m a n u a l if y o u need help. I f y o u
" |" M t I he c o m m a n d a few tim es, th e p r in to u t will co m e in to view.
N ext y o u m a y w a n t to try a te st p r in to u t w ith w o rd -p ro ce ssin g so ftw are,
I'lil I"i this to su cceed y o u will h av e to set th e p r in te r 's D IP sw itches (see
il" < ml o f th is c h a p te r) a n d in sta ll y o u r so ftw are to su p p o rt th e p rin te r
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