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Interface test (Hex-Dump)
With the interface test (Hex-Dump/H-Dump) you can test data transmission from
the computer to the printer. During this test, the data from the computer is printed
out in two columns. The text in the left column is printed in hexadecimal format
and in the right column in ASCII format.
Printout in Hex-Dump
Put the printer into advanced menu mode by pressing the key
Online
while
switching on the printer.
Press the key Online until Test mode is shown on the display.
The display shows
Test mode
for approx. 1 second and then automatically
changes to display
ASCII 80 ASCII 136
.
Press the key
Next
(4), the display shows the next menu
level.
If you press the key
H-Dump
(2) you select the H-Dump
mode and
Offline H-Dump
is shown on the display.
Put the printer into
Online H-Dump
mode by pressing the
key
Online
. The printer is now ready to receive data from the
computer and to print it out in hexadecimal format. The
printed data can now be analyzed and evaluated.
Example of a Hex-Dump
printout
After the transmission you must switch the printer to Offline. Any
remaining data left in the interface buffer is then printed.
93
ASCII80 ASCII136
Online
Setup
Back
Next
2
1
3
4
H-Dump
PMS
Online
Setup
Back
Next
2
1
3
4
Offline
H-Dump
Online
Setup
Park
LF/FF
2
1
3
4