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Version 2.0
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INDEX EVEREST SERVICE MANUAL
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2. Service instructions
2.1 Adjust printing head reference pulse offset
1. Press VALUE simultaneously while power on. Everest will echo a beeping sound.
2. Press VALUE until several times until the distance between the printing head and the
sideplate is 2-3 mm.
3. Press ”Setup” to store the new reference pulse offset.
2.2 Internal printer test program
An integrated test program enables sequence testing of the different hardware modules in Everest.
The modules that the program test are: RAM, PROM, FAN, Sheet feeder, Stepper motor paper-
feed, stepper motor + reference pulse on the printing head, front panel + front panel decoding,
Centronics port, RS 232-C port, paper indicator and front panel indicator.
In the user manual, chapter 5.10, you will find the complete instructions for the test program.
2.3 Front panel
Use the following schematic description to solve connection problems with the front panel.