Chapter 8
Troubleshooting
Using the Error Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3
Printing a Self Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5
Using the Hex Dump Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6
Problems and Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-7
Power supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-8
Paper handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-13
Printout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-15
Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-18
Clearing a Paper Jam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-19
Appendix A
Specifications
Printer Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2
Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2
Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-4
Mechanical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-13
Electrical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-14
Environmental . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-14
Safety approvals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-15
CE marking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-15
Parallel Interface Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-16
Forward channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-16
Reverse channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-16
Serial Interface Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-17
Optional Perforation Cutter Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . A-17
Appendix B
Printer Commands and Character Tables
EPSON ESC/P Control Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-2
Barcode commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-3
IBM 2381 Plus Emulation Control Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-6
Character Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-7
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