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Data Dump Mode, FORM FEED, LINE FEED, ON LINE

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Data Dump Mode Data dump mode is a special feature that allows experienced users to find the cause of communication problems between the printer and application programs. In data dump mode, the printer produces an exact printout of the codes it receives. To use data dump mode, follow these steps: 1. Make sure that paper is loaded and the printer is off. 2. Hold down the FORM FEED and LINE FEED buttons and turn on the printer. 3. Next, run either an application program or a program you have written in any programming language. Your printer prints all the codes it receives in hexadecimal format, as shown below. Data Dump Mode 1 8 4 0 1 B 5 2 0 0 1 B 7 4 01 1B 36 12 18 50 20 20 20 2 0 2 0 54 6 8 6 9 7 3 2 0 6 9 7 3 2 0 61 6E 2 0 65 78 61 6D 70 6C 65 20 6F 66 20 61 20 64 61 74 61 20 64 75 6 0 70 2 0 7 0 72 6 9 6E 7 4 6 F 7 5 74 2E 20 54 6 8 6 9 73 20 6 9 73 2 0 6 6 6 5 61 74 7 5 72 6 5 20 6D 61 68 6 5 73 2 0 69 74 2 0 6 5 61 7 3 79 20 66 6F 7 2 2 0 [email protected] This is an exa mplo of a data d ump printout. T h is is f e a t u r e m a kes it easy for 4. To turn off data dump mode, press the ON LINE button to take the printer off line and then turn off the printer. By reading the characters printed in the text field on the right side of the data dump printout (see step 3) or the printout of hex codes, you can check which codes are being sent to the printer. Using the Printer 3-19

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Data Dump Mode
Data dump mode is a special feature that allows experienced users
to find the cause of communication problems between the
printer
and application programs. In data dump mode, the printer
produces
an exact printout of the codes it receives.
To use data dump mode, follow these steps:
1.
Make sure that paper is loaded and the printer is off.
2. Hold down the
FORM FEED
and
LINE FEED
buttons and turn on
the printer.
3. Next, run either an application program or a program you have
written in any programming language. Your printer prints all
the codes it receives in hexadecimal format, as shown below.
Data
Dump Mode
18
40
1B
52
00
1B
74
01
1B
36
12
18
50
20 20
20
20
20
54
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20
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6E
20
65
78
61
This is an exa
6D
70 6C 65 20 6F
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61 74 61
20
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mplo of a data d
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ump
printout.
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kes it easy for
4. To turn off data dump mode, press the
ON LINE
button to take
the printer off line and then turn off the printer.
By reading the characters printed in the text field on the right
side of the data dump printout (see step 3) or the printout of
hex codes, you can check which codes are being sent to the
printer.
Using the Printer
3-19