Self-Test Mode - Epson TM-T88V-DT Technical Reference Manual

Self-test Mode

You can confirm the following information by running the self-test mode.
• Control software version
• Receive buffer size
• Busy conditions
• Built-in character sets
• Print density
• Maintenance Information (Print head running length, count of autocutting)
Follow the steps below to run this mode.
1
Close the roll paper cover.
2
While pressing the Feed button, turn on the printer. (Keep pressing the
Feed button until the printer starts printing.)
The printer starts printing the current status of the printer.
When the printer finishes printing the printer status, the following message is printed and
the Paper LED flashes. (The printer is now in the self-test wait mode.)
3
Press the Feed button while the printer is in the self-test wait mode.
If you select SELF-TEST, the printer prints a rolling pattern using only the built-in
character set.
If you select the mode selection, follow the instructions printed by the printer.
After printing the following message, the printer is initialized and returns to the normal mode.
"Select Modes by pressing Feed button.
Continue SELF-TEST : Less than 1 second
Mode Selection
"*** completed ***"
Chapter 5 Application Development
: 1 second or more"
5
179