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Self-Test Mode
I n t he self- t es t mode, t he pr int er pr int s t he c u rre nt s t a tu s of t he pr int er a n d res i de nt charac t ers as
a t es t pr int .
Yo u ca n co n f i rm t he follow ing in forma ti o n w it h t he s t a tu s pr int .
• Model n ame
• Co nt rol sof t ware vers i o n
• Pr int er se tting s
• User co unt er
• Ma int e n a n ce co unt er
Starting the Self-Test
Follow t he s t eps below t o s t ar t t he self- t es t .
1
Install the roll paper.
2
Close all covers.
3
While pressing the Unload (

) button, turn on the printer. (Keep pressing
the button until the printer starts printing.)
The pr int er s t ar t s pr inting t he c u rre nt s t a tu s of t he pr int er o n t he paper.
Whe n t he pr int er f ini shes pr inting t he c u rre nt pr int er s t a tu s, t he follow ing messa g e i s
pr int ed a n d t he Paper LED flashes. (The pr int er i s n ow in t he self- t es t pr inting s t a n dby
s t a tu s.):
“If yo u wa nt t o co ntinu e SELF-TEST pr inting , please press U n load b utt o n .”
4
To start the test print, press the Unload (

) button (less than 1 second).
The pr int er pr int s a roll ing pa tt er n o n t he paper, u s ing o n ly t he b ui l t - in charac t er se t .
Af t er pr inting t he follow ing messa g e a n d a ut oc utting t he paper, t he pr int er i s initi al i zed a n d
re tu r n ed t o t he n ormal mode.
“*** comple t ed***”
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.)
If you press the Unload (

) button for more than 1 second, the printer prints the other
settings and counter value.