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H\liurn I 13. Short test pattern
/ any sell test
I <> see the p r in te r ’s v a rie ty o f ty p e styles, y o u c a n ru n th e lo n g v e rsio n
<>l th e p r in te r ’s se lf test.
I ( 'heck th a t p a p e r is in p o s itio n fo r p rin tin g .
W ith p o w e r off, p re ss th e P a p e r F e e d sw itc h o n th e c o n tro l p a n e l a n d
h o ld it d o w n .
' Still h o ld in g th e P a p e r F e e d sw itc h d o w n , tu r n th e p r in te r ’s p o w e r O N .
I he p rin te r w ill a u to m a tic a lly s ta r t p rin tin g a te s t p a tte r n o f its full
i Im ra cter se t in v a rio u s ty p e styles. W a tc h th e lig h ts o n th e c o n tro l p an e l;
llu'y in d ic a te w h ic h ty p e sty le is p rin tin g . T h e te st p a t te r n v a rie s d e p e n d in g
on l he se ttin g o f D I P sw itc h 1-6 (O N — S ta n d a rd m o d e , O F F — IB M m o d e ),
hut m o re a b o u t th a t la te r.
T h is te st r e p e a ts in d e fin ite ly in a cycle o f 30 o r 70 lines. T o s to p th e
lest, sw itc h p o w e r off.
Interface test
A fter c o n firm in g t h a t th e p r in te r w o rk s by itself, it is tim e to te st th e
lu lc ifa c e w ith th e c o m p u te r . T h e sim p le st w ay to d o th is is w ith a d ire c t
( M tnm and. P o w e r u p b o th th e p r in te r a n d c o m p u te r, lo a d p a p e r, th e n try
ii i o tn m a n d like o n e o f th e fo llow ing:
M S D O S o r P C -D O S c o m m a n d :
A >ECHO THE INTERFACE WORKS>PRN
M ic ro s o ft B A S IC c o m m a n d :
LPRINT "THE INTERFACE WORKS"
< >r y o u c a n try a n y o th e r c o m m a n d u n d e r s to o d by y o u r c o m p u te r to
l'i ml it line o f te x t. C o n s u lt y o u r c o m p u te r m a n u a l if y o u n e e d help . I f y o u
" |" Mt I he c o m m a n d a few tim es, th e p r in to u t w ill c o m e in to view .
N ext y o u m a y w a n t to try a te st p r in to u t w ith w o rd -p ro c e ssin g so ftw a re ,
I'lil I"i this to su c ce ed y o u will h a v e to set th e p r in te r ’s D IP sw itch es (see
il" < ml o f th is c h a p te r) a n d in s ta ll y o u r s o ftw a re to s u p p o r t th e p rin te r
........ ....1V (see C h a p te r 3).
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