User`s manual
2–14 Installation
Test the Printer
NOTE: Control panel switches and indicators are described in Chapter 3,
“Operating the Printer.”
To test your printer:
1. Turn the printer on (page 3–3).
2. Install the ribbon (page 3–20).
3. Load full–width (132 column) computer paper (page 3–10).
4. Set top–of–form (page 3–16).
5. Press the ON LINE switch to place the printer off–line.
“Off–line/Emulation” displays.
6. Open the printer cover. Press the DOWN switch, then repeatedly press
the NEXT switch until “Emulation/Self Test” displays.
7. Press UP and DOWN simultaneously to unlock the panel. “Unlocked”
displays briefly. (If “Locked” displays, simply press UP and DOWN
again.)
8. Press ENTER; this selects the self test emulation. An asterisk (*)
appears after the display message. (“Emulation/Self Test * ” displays.)
9. Press the DOWN switch, then press the NEXT switch until “Self Test
ASCII Swirl” displays.
10. Press the R/S (Run/Stop) switch: Shifted lines of the ASCII character
set will print across the full width of the paper.
11. Press the R/S switch to stop the print test.
12. Press CLEAR. The printer returns to the off–line state, and
“Off–line/Emulation” displays.
13. Press DOWN, then press NEXT until the desired emulation appears.
(For example: “Emulation/LG06”)
14. Press ENTER to select the emulation. An asterisk (*) appears after the
display message. (For example: “Emulation/LG06 * ”)
15. Simultaneously press the UP and DOWN switches to lock the ENTER
switch. “Locked” displays briefly.
16. Close the printer cover.