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The Control Panel

Maintenance Mode

Maintenance mode setting procedure
Maintenance mode list
Details of maintenance mode items

Maintenance mode setting procedure

This section describes how to enter the maintenance mode and make settings with the buttons on the control panel.

To make the maintenance mode settings, follow the steps below.

Note:
  • Press the Paper Source button to return to the previous step.
  • While you are using the printer in the Maintenance mode, error messages do not appear on the LCD. Therefore, use the maintenance mode when the printer is in the normal state (no error).

Enter the maintenance mode.
Make sure that the printer is turned off. While pressing and holding the Pause button, press the Power button to turn on the printer.

Select an item.
Press the Paper Feed button or Paper Feed button to select a desired item.

Set the item.
Press the Menu button to enter the selected item. The first parameter is displayed on the LCD.

Select a parameter.
Press the Paper Feed button or Paper Feed button to select a parameter for the item.

Set the parameter.
Press the Enter button to store the selected parameter.
If the parameter is used for execution only, press the Enter button to execute the function for the item.

Note:
If a second parameter is displayed on the LCD, repeat steps 4 and 5 to select and set the second parameter.

Exit the maintenance mode.
Press the Power button to turn off the printer, and then turn it on again.


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Maintenance mode list

Item

First parameters

Second parameters

HEX DUMP

PRINT

EXECUTE

LANGUAGE

ENGLISH, FRENCH, ITALIAN, GERMAN, PORTUGUE, SPANISH, DUTCH

-

REMAINING PPR SETUP

OFF, ROLL

-

UNIT

METER, FEET/INCH

-

CUT PRESSURE

0% - 150%

-

SS CLEANING

EXECUTE

-

PWR ON ROLL PPR FEED

ON, OFF

-

DEFAULT PANEL

EXECUTE

-

INK INFO MENU

LIGHT LIGHT BLACK
LIGHT MAGENTA
LIGHT CYAN
LIGHT BLACK
MATTE BLACK (or PHOTO BLACK)
CYAN
MAGENTA
YELLOW

MANUFACTURE, COLOR, INK TYPE, INK CAPACITY, INK LEVEL, PRODUCTION DATE, EXPIRATION DATE, INK LIFE, INK AGE


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Details of maintenance mode items

HEX DUMP

Data received from the host computer can be printed out in hexadecimal numbers.

To print out the data, follow the steps below.

Make sure that paper is loaded in the printer.

While in the maintenance mode, press the Paper Feed button or Paper Feed button to display HEX DUMP.

Press the Menu button to display PRINT, and then press the Enter button again to start printing.

The print data in the print buffer is printed with 16-byte hex. data in the left column and corresponding ASCII characters in the right column.

Note:
If the last data is less than 16 bytes, it is not printed until you press the Pause button.

LANGUAGE

You can select the language to be displayed on the LCD.

To select a suitable language, follow the steps below.

While in the maintenance mode, press the Paper Feed button or Paper Feed button to display LANGUAGE, and then press the Menu button.

Press the Paper Feed button or Paper Feed button to select a suitable language.

Press the Enter button to set the language. Make sure that READY (or similar word in the language selected) appears on the LCD.

Note:
It takes a while until READY (or similar word in the language selected) appears.

REMAINING PPR SETUP

You can select the paper remaining counter function. When this function is on, ROLL PAPER COUNTER appears on the PRINTER SETUP menu.

While in the maintenance mode, press the Paper Feed button or Paper Feed button to display REMAINING PPR SETUP, and then press the Menu button.

Press the Paper Feed button or Paper Feed button to select a suitable function.

Press the Enter button.

UNIT

You can select a unit of measurement to use to display length. To select a unit, follow the steps below.

While in the maintenance mode, press the Paper Feed button or Paper Feed button to display UNIT, and then press the Menu button.

Press the Paper Feed button or Paper Feed button to select a suitable unit.

Press the Enter button to set the unit.

CUT PRESSURE

You can select a cutting pressure.

SS CLEANING

You can perform ultrasonic head cleaning.

PWR ON ROLL PPR FEED

You can save roll paper by not feeding paper after the power is on.

DEFAULT PANEL

You can set all setting values you made in the Menu mode to their factory set value.

INK INFO MENU

For maintenance service person only


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