TransAct Ithaca 8000 Programmer's Manual page 156

Programming Codes
It is up to the end user of the Ithaca
is required.
CAUTION: If you have initialized the electronic journal and don't know the
password, there is no way to erase the electronic journal without returning
the printer for service. The warranty does not cover this. All Ithaca
are shipped with the electronic journal partitioned and erased but not
initialized.
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