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4.3 Power-on Utilities
This printer has six power-on functions for setting or testing the printer's hardware. Press these
buttons at the same time when the power is turned on, and release the buttons with the light signal
to activate these functions.
Follow these steps to enable the boot function:
Event
Description
Status
lights
Beep
Self-test
A. Power off the printer
B. Make sure the printer is loaded with paper and close the printer cover
C. Press and hold the FEED button, and turn on the printer power. When the
ribbon Green solid alone, release the button. At this time, the printer will print a
self-test page after turning on the printer.
Enter
USB
storage
device
function
A. Power off the printer
B. Make sure the printer is loaded with paper and close the printer cover
C. Press and hold the FEED button and turn on the printer power. When the
comm. Orange solid alone, release the button. At this time, the printer will print
the setting value page after turning on the printer.
Enter dump
mode
A. Power off the printer
B. Make sure the printer is loaded with paper and close the printer cover
C. Press and hold the FEED button, then turn on the printer. When the online
Blue and the error Red are on at the same time, release the FEED button, and
the printer is now turning on After the printer, a beep is heard, and the printer
enters the dump mode at this time, and it will print out "NOW IN DUMP MODE"
Skip
AUTO.BAS
A. Power off the printer
B. Press and hold the FEED button and turn on the printer's power. When the
error Red solid alone, release the button. At this time, the printer will hear two
beeps after turning on the printer, and the printer will skip AUTO.BAS program
Printer
initialization
A. Power off the printer
B. Press and hold the FEED button and turn on the printer power. When the
online Blue solid alone, release the button. At this time, the printer will hear five
beeps after turning on the printer, and the printer will print the meter parameters
are restored to the factory default settings
Ribbon
inspection
The machine will automatically detect the status of the ribbon after turning on
and in each thermal transfer printing mode.