9
USING THE PRINTER
Printing a self-test label
Printing a self-test label checks the printer’s overall operability. To run
a self-test, confirm that the printer is loaded, connected to
AC
power,
and turned
OFF
. Then:
1.
Press and hold in the
FEED
button.
2.
Turn the printer
ON
.
3.
The printer should begin printing after a second or two. Release
the
FEED
button after printing starts.
4.
After the self-test label finishes printing, turn the printer
OFF
, wait
a few seconds, then turn the printer back
ON
again.
Important!
The printer will be in hex dump mode after printing the self-
test label. It cannot print normal labels in hex dump mode.
The printer will return to normal operation after you turn it
off and on once.
Feeding blank labels
To feed labels:
1.
Confirm that the printer is
ON
and the
READY
indicator is glowing
green.
2.
Press
FEED
to feed a label. Hold in the
FEED
button to feed multiple
labels.
Sending data to the printer
To print labels using data sent from a host computer or terminal:
1.
Connect the host and printer serial, parallel, or Ethernet ports
together using a correctly wired interface cable (see page 3 for
wiring information).
2.
If you are using the serial port, confirm that the host and printer
are using the same communications parameters. If you are using
the Ethernet port, confirm that the Ethernet link light is
illuminated.
3.
Confirm that the printer
READY
indicator is glowing green.
4.
Send your data to the printer.