Longtestmode; Stayinpanelpitch; Stayinpanelfont; Stayinpanelpitchandfont - Star Micronics LC-20 User Manual

Long test mode
Iftheprinteristurnedon whilethe PAPER FEED buttonispressed,theprinter
will enterthe long self-testmode.The printerwill startprintingas soon as
the PAPER FEED buttonis released,andwillprintthe versionnumberof the
printer'sROMandthe currentsettingsof the DIPswitches,followedby the
wholecharacterset printedin each font and pitch available.
The test cyclesendlessly,so you mustturn the poweroff to stop it.
Sincethe self-testoccupiesthefill widthof thecarnage,it is recommended
thatthe printeris loadedwiththe widestpaperpossibleto avoiddamageto
the printhead and/orplaten.In addition,thetotalnumberof linesprintedis
considerable,more than can be accommodated on a singlesheet, so fanfold
paper is recommendedfor this test.
Stay in panel pitch
Byholdingthe PITCH buttondownduringpower-up,theprintpitchcanonly
be selectedfromthecontrolpanel.Thispreventssoftwareinterference. Y ou
will hear an acknowledging beep as power comeson.
Afterthebeeptone,youcan settheprinteroff-line,selecta printpitch,then
mtum to on-lineand startprinting.The pitchyou selectedwillnot be reset
or otherwisechangedby any commandsyour softwaremay issue.
Stay in panel font
By holdingthe
FONT
button duringpower-up,fonts can only be selected
fromthecontrolpanel.Thispreventssoftwareinterference. T herewillbean
acknowledgingbeep, after whichyou can set the printer off-line,select a
font,thenreturnto theon-linestateandstartprinting.The selectedfontwill
not be changedby any commandsyour softwaremay issue.
Stay in panel pitch and font
If youwantto protectboththepitchandfontsettingsfromsoftwarechanges,
press both the PITCH and
FONT
buttonsduringpower-up.There will be a
little long acknowledging beep.
Pressingthesebuttonsduringpower-updoesnot preventyou from making
any numberof changeslater from the controlpanel.
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