8
USING THE PRINTER
Printing a self-test label
Printing a self-test label checks the printer’s overall operability. To run
a self-test, confirm that the printer is ready to print (media loaded,
POWER
and
READY
indicators green, no print jobs in process). Then:
1.
Turn the printer
OFF
.
2.
Press and hold in the
FEED
button, then turn the printer
ON
.
3.
The printer should begin printing a self-test label. Release the
FEED
button after printing starts.
4.
After the self-test label finishes printing, turn the printer
OFF
and
back
ON
again restore normal operation.
Important!
The printer will be in hex dump mode after printing the self-
test label. It cannot print normal labels in hex dump mode.
The printer will return to normal operation after you reset it
as described in step 4 above.
Feeding media
Press the
FEED
button to feed media. The printer will feed media as
long as you hold in the
FEED
button.
Sending data to the printer
To print labels using data sent from a host computer or terminal:
1.
Connect the host and printer serial or parallel ports together using
a correctly wired interface cable.
2.
If you are using the serial port, confirm that the host and printer
are using the same communications parameters.
3.
Confirm that the
POWER
and
READY
indicators are glowing green.
4.
Send your data to the printer.
Printing labels
To print labels, the host computer sends commands to the printer via
the serial or parallel communications port.
If you use a label printing software package, the computer and
software control the entire printing process. You only need to set up
