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3.4 Self
test
mode/ticket repeat mode
3.4.1 Self
test
1. Press and hold the front pushbutton at power ON to enter self-test mode.
2. Press again to encode and print one ticket. The printout shows current firmware
version.
3. Turn printer OFF and ON to exit self-test mode.
3.4.2 Repeat fixed print
1. Start self-test mode as described above.
2. Download the ticket data to the printer, and print one ticket. The data must only
contain fixed text, fixed encoding data, and graphics.
3. Press the front button once and an exact copy of the first ticket will be printed. This will
be repeated each time that the front button is pressed.
4. Turn printer OFF and ON to return to normal operation.
NOTE! — Do not
hold the front button depressed!
Doing so will result in erroneously cut tickets often resulting in paper jam.
NOTE! —
Repeating fixed print only works on printers where the auto clear function is
OFF. Auto clear is enabled / disabled with a parameter setting.
3.5 Error
handling
The blue and green indicators lights up at power ON. If they fail to light up, switch the
TTPM3 OFF and ON again. If the indicators are still OFF, check your power connection
both in the TTPM3 and in the wall outlet. Also check your main power supply fuse.
3.5.1 TTPM3
start-up
The TTPM3 has Flash memory where the firmware and parameter settings are stored. All
print field definitions are stored in RAM and disappears when the printer power is
switched OFF.
POWER FAILURE CLEANUP
If “Clear ticket path at startup” is enabled (parameter 8), TTPM3 tries to find out if a ticket
is in the ticket path at any other location than at the top of form position at power ON. If it
finds a ticket, it destroys the magnetic encoding, prints VOID on it and outputs the ticket.
If the printer is equipped with a front load 3 unit, the ticket is redirected to the waste bin.
START-UP SYNCHRONIZATION
To enable the TTPM3 to synchronize itself to the incoming data after power up, either
after a usual power ON, or after a power failure, the printer has to receive either a !C
command that it will execute, or a !P command that it will ignore.