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Chapter 4 - Troubleshooting and Maintaining the Printer Using Testmode and Extended Testmode to Troubleshoot Use Testmode and Extended Testmode when you want to verify printer settings, print test labels, restore factory default settings, or enter Dump mode to troubleshoot. Testmode is a simple linear sequence which requires little user input. Extended Testmode gives you more options. Using Testmode Testmode is a simple linear sequence which requires little user input. To use Testmode 1 Turn off the printer. 2 Load media and ribbon (if necessary). For help see, "Loading Media" on page 11 and "Loading Thermal Transfer Ribbon" on page 16. 3 Press and hold the Print button. 4 Continue to keep the Print button pressed down and turn on the Power switch. After approximately ten seconds, the printer screen lights up, runs a media setup routine, enters Testmode, and three of the LEDs start to flash one at a time (green, red, and then blue). 5 Continue to press the Print button until the printer starts cycling through the selectable media types: gap, mark and continuous. 6 Select your media type by releasing the Print button when your type of media appears on the screen. SELECT MEDIA GAP SELECT MEDIA MARK SELECT MEDIA CONTINUOUS The printer prints several test labels containing hardware, setup, and network information and then enters Dump mode. 74 PD41 and PD42 Commercial Printer User's Manual

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Chapter 4 — Troubleshooting and Maintaining the Printer
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PD41 and PD42 Commercial Printer User’s Manual
Using Testmode and Extended Testmode to Troubleshoot
Use Testmode and Extended Testmode when you want to verify
printer settings, print test labels, restore factory default settings, or
enter Dump mode to troubleshoot. Testmode is a simple linear
sequence which requires little user input. Extended Testmode gives
you more options.
Using Testmode
Testmode is a simple linear sequence which requires little user input.
To use Testmode
1
Turn off the printer.
2
Load media and ribbon (if necessary). For help see,
“Loading
Media” on page 11
and
“Loading Thermal Transfer Ribbon”
on page 16
.
3
Press and hold the
Print
button.
4
Continue to keep the
Print
button pressed down and turn on the
Power
switch. After approximately ten seconds, the printer screen
lights up, runs a media setup routine, enters Testmode, and three
of the LEDs start to flash one at a time (green, red, and then blue).
5
Continue to press the
Print
button until the printer starts cycling
through the selectable media types: gap, mark and continuous.
6
Select your media type by releasing the
Print
button when your
type of media appears on the screen.
The printer prints several test labels containing hardware, setup,
and network information and then enters Dump mode.
SELECT MEDIA
GAP
SELECT MEDIA
MARK
SELECT MEDIA
CONTINUOUS