User guide

Diagnostics
The CD Printer has built-in diagnostics that enable a technician to run tests that:
Advance multicolor ribbon to print yellow
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• Position the CD
• Check for proper operation of sensors
• Adjust the printhead and cam sensor
• Test the print
Advance multicolor ribbon to print magenta
20 Advance multicolor ribbon to print cyan
The following Diagnostics Tests are available. If the tests do not match the following
table, the printer may have different version of firmware.
Test Number Test Description
All tests are printed at 300x300 DPI.
*If running tests 7, 8, and 9 with a black ribbon, run test 17 to failure prior to any of
these tests—this will automatically set the printer to monocolor mode. Press the Unit
Attention button once to stop test 17 and run the desired test.
1 Open drawer
2 Position drawer to center of CD
3 Position drawer to top of CD – (Closed Position)
4 Raise printhead
5 Lower printhead
6 Burn-in Mode
*7
Print black crosshatch pattern with bars
1
*8
Print black thick stripe pattern
2
*9
Print diagonal crosshatch pattern
3
10
Drawer home sensor
4
11
Code strip sensor
4
12
Printhead sensor
4
13
Ribbon out sensor
4
14
CD present sensor
4
15
Ribbon sensor
4
16 Reserved for future use
17
Advance multicolor ribbon to print black
5
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1
This test pattern prints a black composite when a color ribbon is installed. It also prints solid
bars at the top and bottom of the disc.
2
This test prints composite black bars with a constant printstrobe rate.
3
This test pattern prints cyan when a color ribbon is installed.
4
The sensor tests display the logic level of the sensor under test. The Missing CD light flashes
at a fast rate indicating a sensor test is selected. A blocked or reflecting sensor is represented
by a fully illuminated Unit Attention light. Press the Unit Attention light to exit the test.
5
This test is used to let the printer know that the ribbon is changed to a black ribbon.
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