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3.5 Instruction for Auto Power Down(Sleep) Mode
The printer in the Power Down(Sleep) Mode will recover to the Print Ready Mode when receiving
commands or button operations.
However, print data received while shifting from the Sleep Mode to the print Ready Mode (for ap-
prox. 1 sec.) is discarded and cannot be printed.
Therefore, if the printer is in the Sleep Mode, please be sure to recover it to the Print Ready Mode be-
fore sending print data.
[ How to Recover to Print Ready Mode & How to Check ]
1) Send the Status command (DLE EOT EOT) and try to resend it until the printer receives the re-
turned status value (any value from 30H to 37H).
(*1
Or
2) Press the FEED button or the MODE button (the Power button for SM-T300 series) and confirm that
the Power lamp (Green LED) is turned on.
(*1: When the status value is not returned in the above 1) method, it is possible that the printer is
turned off by the Power OFF mode. In this case, turn the printer on manually.
3.6 Card Reading (Only for Model with Card Reader)
Please keep the following points in mind when reading a card.
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Swipe the card with its magnetic stripe side towards the printer.
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Hold the card in the center as illustrated below and swipe it straight at a steady speed in the direc-
tions of arrows. You can swipe the card in either direction to read the data.
Be sure to hold the printer firmly with your hand while swiping.
If you hold the corner of the card, it is difficult to swipe it straight so that you may fail to read the
card data. So hold the card in the center when you swipe the card.
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A buzzer will sound once when a card is successfully read.
When the printer fails to read the card, the buzzer will sound three times. Check the orientation of
the card, and slide it through the reader slot again.
Reading face of magnetic stripe
(reverse face)
Slot
