Chapter 4
Performing Test Prints
In this chapter we will show you how to perform all the test prints with
the operation panel. These test prints can also be executed from the
Windows printer driver.
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Starting the test prints
Follow this general procedure to perform any test print.
To avoid fouling the platen with wet ink, never attempt to perform a test
print on paper smaller than A4 or Letter size. You can print on either
side of plain paper.
1.
Check the table below and select the test you want to print.
Test Print
Number of Beeps
See page
Demonstration
1
47
Printer Settings
2
48
Ripple Pattern
3
48
Nozzle Check Pattern
4
49
Hex Dump Mode
5
*
50
Font Sample
6
49
* The Hex Dump Mode is not a test print. This setting switches the
printer to hexadecimal dump mode.
2.
Switch off the printer by pressing the
POWER
button and wait for
the print head unit to return to the home position.
3.
Press and hold down the
POWER
button. Wait for the number of
beeps required for the test print you want then release the
POWER
button. After you release the
POWER
button, the test print you
selected starts to print.
4.
Load the printer with A4 or Letter paper. (
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43)
5.
Press the
RESUME
button. The
CHARGE/ERROR
lamp goes off
and printing starts.
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