Epson ActionLaser 1500 Product Information Guide - Page 11

ActionLaser 1000/1500 Data Dump Mode Thedatadumpmodeisaspecial~~thatmakesiteasy forexperhceduserstofindthecauseofcommunhtkm problems between the printer and computer. The data dump modeproducesanexactprintoutoftheaxiesreachhgthe printer. Make sure that the printer is loaded with paper and turned off. HolddowntheLEVEL2buttonwhileyoutumonthe printer.Makesureyouholdthebuttcmdwnuntilthe READYXDUIvfP~ap~.(Xisthechanzwlin use.) Run any prugram that cauws the printer to print (either an applicationprogramoraprogramwritteninany pqmmmiqlangua~).Yourprhterprintsoutallofthe codesssnttoithhexadecimalformatasshowninthe sample below. Information Reference List Engineering Change Notices None. Product Support Bulletins None. Technical Information Bulletins None. Related Documentation TM-ACTL1/1500 ActionLaser 1000/1500 Service Manual SPKACTL1/15 ActionLaser 1000/1500 Self Paced Kit PL-ACTL1000 ActionLaser 1000 Parts Price List PL-ACTL1500 ActionLaser 1500 Parts Price List 4001835 ActionLaser 1000/1500 Reference Guide 4001536 ActiorLaser 1000/1500 Setup & Maintenance Guide 4001649 ActionLaser 1000/1500 Your First Laser Printer Totumoffthedatadumpmodeandstopprinting,press ONUNEtosr?t~printeroffline.(Ifyoup~ONUNE whileapaeeisbeingpdnted,thegceenONLlNElight fhhSllMilthepageiSepcQdd~p~~goesOff line.)To~tthedatadumpmo8e,trnnoffttae~or hold down the RESET button urttil INITIALIZE appears on the display. Look at th sample data dump prhtout shown in step 3. By readingthe- pr&edinthetextfieldonthed&t side of the data dump printout or the printout of lwxadecimal codes,youcancheckwhatcodesarebah&3entbotheprinter. In the text field, printable characters appear as their true A!3Cll characters. Non-printable codes, such as control codes, arerepresenwlbydots. For example, look at tlw first two hexadecimal codes on line CKNX of the printout sample (74 65). Code 74 represents the lettert;code65repraentsthelettere.Chcktlwseventhline ofthe~tfi~ontherightsideof~p~~tandyouwill find the letter t followed by the letter e. Laser Printers 1/19/93 AL1000/1500-11