User's Manual

Tally Dascom 1140
8.5 Error Indications on LEDs
Error Description Power LED Font1 LED Font2 LED
Online
LED
Buzzer Sound
Printhead too hot
Flashing
No change
No change
Flashing
None
Paper path
switching trouble
Flashing No change No change Flashing Continuous
Paper jam
Flashing
No change
No change
On
Once
Paper End
Flashing
No change
No change
Off
Once
Carriage initial
position
Off Off Flashing Flashing Continuous
Raster reading
trouble
Off Off Flashing Flashing Continuous
Paper sensor
failure
Flashing No change No change Off Once
Paper width
trouble
Flashing No change No change Off None
Print head
thermal sensor
failure
Off Off Off Flashing None
8.6 Diagnostic Functions
The printer diagnostic functions are Self-Test page, hex-dump mode and print alignment
adjustment.
 Self-Test page: Tells you whether the printer hardware is functioning correctly. If the printer
hardware is functional, any problems you are having are probably caused by incorrect
printer settings, incorrect software settings, the interface, or the computer.
 HEX-DUMP MODE: Allows you to determine whether the computer is sending the correct
commands to the printer, and whether the printer is executing the commands correctly.
This function is useful to programmers or others who understand how to interpret hex
dumps.
PRINTING ALIGNMENT ADJUSTMENT: Allows you to check and, if necessary, correct the
printer’s vertical line print alignment in bi-directional mode.
For details on using these functions, please refer to chapters 4 and 5.
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