SATO CL 408e - Manual (Page 153)

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Section 8. Troubleshooting
SATO CL408e/CL412e Service Manual
PN 9001078
Rev. B
8.10 Hex Dump Diagnostic Labels
STEP PROCEDURE
1. Turn on the printer.
2. Send and print a label.
3. Place the printer in the Off-Line mode by pressing the LINE key. The LINE LED
should go out.
4. Place DSW2-4 in the On position.
5. Press the LINE key to place the printer back On-Line.
6. Press the FEED key.
7. A label should be printed containing the contents of the print buffer in
Hexadecimal format.
8. Return DSW2-4 to the Off position.
9. Turn the printer off and then back on to place it back in the normal print mode.
In addition to the User Test Print Labels, the printer contents of the receive and print
buffers can be examined using the Hex Dump Test Labels.
Print Buffer Hex Dump
The contents of the Print Buffer can be examined using the Hex Dump mode. The
label numbers each line of data received in the left hand column, the data in
hexadecimal format in the center columns, followed by the same data in ASCII format
in the right hand column.
STEP PROCEDURE
1. Turn off the printer.
2. Place DSW2-4 in the On position.
3. Turn on the printer.
4. Transmit the data to the printer.
5. The data received is printed on a label in hexadecimal format.
6. Return DSW2-4 to the Off position.
7. Turn the printer off and then back on to place it back in the normal print mode.
Receive Buffer Hex Dump
The data that is being received by the printer (before it is placed in the Print Buffer)
can be examined by using the Hex Dump Mode. The label numbers each line of data
received in the left hand column, the data in hexadecimal format in the center
columns, followed by the same data in ASCII format in the right-hand column.