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3. Control panel and other functions
3-1. Control panel
You can control the basic paper feeding operations of the printer with the button
on the control panel. The indicator lights let you to monitor the printer’s status.
Control Panel
POWER
ERROR
PAPER
FEED
Button
The button can be disabled by the ESC c 5 command.
Press the FEED button once to advance paper one line. You can also hold down
the FEED button to feed paper continuously.
3-2. Error indicators
STATUS
PAPER ERROR POWER
REMARKS
RED RED GREEN
Power o
OFF OFF OFF
Normal power is not supplied to the printer
Power on
OFF OFF ON
Normal power is supplied to the printer
On line
OFF OFF ON
Normal error-free mode
Cover
open
OFF ON ON
Close cover
Paper
end
OFF ON ON
Insert new paper roll
Paper
near end
ON OFF ON
Paper is low
4. Self Test
The self-test result indicated whether the printer is operating properly.
Also with this, user can check following options or status of the printer.
Control circuit
Printer mechanism
Printing quality
ROM version
Interface setting
This test is independent of any other equipment or software.
Running the self test
1 Make sure the printer is turned o and the printer cover is closed properly
before performing the self test.
2 Turn the printer on holding the FEED button, then the self-test will start.
The self-test prints the printer setting value and then prints the following,
and pauses. (Error LED On)
SELECT MODE BY BUTTON
1. ASCII PRINT
2. ECO MODE
3. PRINTER SETTING
4. HEXADUMP MODE
3 Press the FEED button consecutively (1~4)
1. ASCII PRINT
(press the FEED button once) Printing test page constructed with ACII code.
2. ECO MODE
(press the FEED button twice)
Set the ECO mode for saving paper and power.
(Default font type, Reduce paper margin, Density)
3. PRINTER SETTING
(press the FEED button triple time)
Set the printer option.
(Serial baudrate, Cutting mode, Error beep, Melody)
4. HEXADUMP MODE
(press the FEED button quad time)
Printing the HEX value received from the interface
※ Wait for 5~6 seconds if you want to exit. Printer performs a cutting when
exiting this mode
4 The printer is ready to receive data after nishing setting.
