Industrial Data Systems IDS 160 - Manual (Page 36)

5. TESTING AND TROUBLESHOOTING
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IDS 160 TEST PROGRAMS.
1. POWER ON SELF TEST.
The IDS 160 performs a self test on power up. If a fault is detected
the READY led will flash and an audible alarm will sound. Press the
Print switch to print the results of the test. Press the Aux switch to
ignore the test results.
2. PRINTER CONFIGURATION AND TEST REPORTS
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Begin with power OFF. Hold the PRINT switch on and turn power on. The
READY light will flash. Release the PRINT switch. NOTE: The print head
does NOT cycle on power-up. Press the PRINT switch to print
configuration data.
Press the Aux switch to print test results.
Turn the printer OFF and then ON to begin normal printing.
3. HEX-ASCII PRINTING.
Begin with power OFF. Hold the AUX switch on and turn power on. The
READY light will flash. Release the AUX switch. Information received by
the IDS 160 will be printed in the hexadecimal form of the characters
received. Press the PRINT switch to activate the print request signal.
Press the AUX switch to print the contents of the data receive buffer.
See appendix IV for ASCII to HEX translation.