FENIX IMVICO
SM3000 OPERATION MANUAL
3.5- SPECIAL PRINTING MODES
Besides the normal printing mode, in which all the received data are printed according to the settings or
conditions fixed by the commands, the SM3000 printer allows two special working modes: the self-test
mode and the hexadecimal mode.
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3.5.1- Self-test mode
The SMS3000 provides the self-test mode with
two different functionality: showing information on the
features of that particular printer model and verifying
the printing.
To enter the self-test mode, the printer must be
powered on while keeping pressed the paper
advance button (FEED) and with the cover closed
.
The SM3000 will start printing a report, which
allows checking the features of this particular
model, like the firmware current version, control
functions of the communications protocol,
and so on.
If, once this printing has been finished, the
paper advance button FEED is still kept
pressed, the SM3000 will start printing
continuously and repetitively a character map
until it finally concludes the self-test by printing
‘* * completed * *’.
This second option of the self-test mode has the goal to
validate the printing speed and quality.
Fig. 3.4-
SELF-TEST mode example.
