Setting/Checking Modes Besides the ordinary print mode, the printer has the following modes to set or check settings of the printer. • Self-test Mode • Hexadecimal Dumping Mode ( page 70 ) • NV Graphics Information Print Mode ( page 71 ) • Receipt Enhancement Information Print Mode ( page 73 ) • Memory Switch Setting Mode ( page 74 ) In the self-test mode, the printer prints the current printer status and a rolling pattern test print of resident characters. The current status print includes the following information:
• Control ROM version • Interface type • Receive buffer size • BUSY condition • Mounted multilingual fonts • Print density • Maintenance counter information (head running length, number of times of autocutting) • Memory switch settings Starting the self-test mode 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 current status of the printer. With the Ethernet interface, before printing starts, it takes 15 seconds if the IP address is fixed and 20 seconds if the IP address is obtained with the automatic setting.
(It may take longer, depending on the response time from the host.) 68 Self-test Mode