CAB THARO Apollo Series, Operator'S Manual

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11 Printer Info Display
Viewing the Printer Info Display
Apollo offers a convenient option for retrieving and viewing information about
the printer configuration and occurred hardware problems without using setup
mode or test print mode.
After switching on, or completing the system test or print jobs, the printer is in
ONLINE mode. Pressing the key will switch into OFFLINE mode where
the display shows the status information on five different pages which are
accessible by repeatedly pressing the key.
The printer info display can be exited by pressing the key. (back into
ONLINE mode)
Definition of the Printer Info Display
Printer info
1: RS 232 / RTS/CTS
Fig. 11 a Printer info display 1
On the first page, the selected interface (RS-232, RS-422, RS-485, Centronics)
and, in case of a serial interface, the handshake or protocol (RTS/ CTS or - - - )
will be shown.
Printer info
2: 9.600
Fig. 11 b Printer info display 2
The second page contains information about the fixed baud rate of the serial
interface. When the parallel interface has been selected (Centronics), the
second page of the display is not applicable and shows three dashes.
Printer info
3: 2.64 / Jan 12 01
Fig. 11 c Printer info display 3
On the third page, the version and the date of the firmware are shown.
The example as shown in Figure 11c represents the firmware version No. 2.64
as at January 12, 2001.