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Long test pattern:
II' held d o w n d in in g p o w er-u p , this sw itch p rin ts a lo n g te st p a tte rn .
I he lest cycles endlessly
Stay in panel pitch:
Hy h o ld in g I his sw itch d o w n d u rin g p o w e r-u p , y o u c a n p re v e n t so ftw are
in te rfe re n ce w ith th e p rin t p itc h selected fro m th e c o n tro l p an el. Y o u will
h e a r an a c k n o w led g in g b eep as p o w e r co m es on. A fte r th e b ee p to n e , y o u
ca n s d the p rin te r off-line, select a p rin t p itc h , th e n r e tu rn to o n -lin e a n d
sta rt pi inting. T h e p itc h y o u selected will n o t be reset o r o th e rw ise c h a n g e d
hy an y c o m m a n d s y o u r so ftw a re m a y issue.
Stay in p an el style:
If held d o w n d u rin g p o w e r-u p , th is sw itch p re v e n ts so ftw are in te rfe re n ce
w ith the ty p e style selected fro m th e c o n tro l p an el. T h e re w ill be a n a c
k n o w led g in g beep, a f te r w h ich y o u c a n set th e p rin te r o ff-line, select a ty p e
style, th e n re tu r n to the o n -lin e sta te a n d s ta rt p rin tin g . T h e selected ty p e
style will n o t be c h a n g e d by a n y c o m m a n d s se n t by so ftw are.
I f y o u w a n t to p ro te c t b o th th e P rin t P itc h a n d N L Q T y p e Style se ttin g s
fro m so ftw are ch a n g es, p ress b o th sw itches d u rin g p o w er-u p . T h e re will
be tw o ac k n o w led g in g beeps.
P ressin g th ese sw itches d u rin g p o w e r-u p d o e s not p rev en t yo u from
m a k in g an y n u m b e r o f c h a n g e s la te r fro m th e c o n tro l panel,
H exadecim al dump:
T h is fe a tu re is useful fo r p ro g ra m m e rs w h o are d eb u g g in g p rin tin g
p ro g ra m s a n d w a n t to see th e a c tu a l co d es the p rin te r is receiving. (S om e
c o m p u te rs c h a n g e th e co d es th e p ro g ra m m e r in te n d e d .)
1.
H o ld in g b o th th e P a p e r F e e d a n d P rin t P itch sw itches d o w n , tu rn p o w er
O N . A b ee p to n e w ill be h ea rd .
2.
S ta rt p rin tin g . In p la ce o f th e u sual p r in to u t y o u will gel a fo rm a tte d
d u m p sho w in g ex a ctly w h a t d a ta th e p rin te r receives. I inch line p resen ts
sixteen c h a ra c te rs, th e ir h ex a d ec im a l c o d e s to th e left a n d p rin ta b le
c h a ra c te rs p rin te d o n th e rig ht.
3.
At the en d o f th e h ex a d ec im a l d u m p , set th e p rin te i o ff-lin e w ith the
O n L ine sw itch. T h is is n ecessary to p rin t the last line
Feed
P a p e r
sw itch
l o slo p the te st y o u m u s t sw itch p o w e r off.
P rin t P itch sw itch
N L Q T y p e Style sw itch
P a p e r F eed an d P rin t Pitch sw itches
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