Genicom 3850/3870 Plus User Manual
Maintenance & Troubleshooting
GB-15
Printing the Self Test
If you need to know any printer setting, and to check if the printer is
working well, print the self-test. Make sure that the printer is turned
on and the paper is present. If not, load the paper into the printer
(see Step 5: “Loading Fanfold Paper”).
working well, print the self-test. Make sure that the printer is turned
on and the paper is present. If not, load the paper into the printer
(see Step 5: “Loading Fanfold Paper”).
Proceed as follows:
1. Press the
ON LINE
key to disable the printer. The
ON LINE led
should go out and the display shows:
OFF LINE
2. Press the
MENU
key to enter the Operational Menu. The display
shows:
OPERATIONAL MENU
3. After a time out of a few seconds, the first menu item is
displayed:
FONT STYLE
4. Now, press the
↑ key until the display shows:
TEST MODE
5. Press
the
ENTER
key. The display shows:
TEST:PAPER WIDTH
6. Press
the
ENTER
key and then use the
↓ key to select the desired
print width based upon the type of paper which you loaded. Push
the
the
ENTER
key to save your selection. The display reads:
TEST:START TEST
7. Press
the
ENTER
key, then the
↓ key. The display shows:
TEST:START:N
8. Press
↓ to change LCD display to read:
TEST:START:Y
9. Press
the
ENTER
key and the test pattern will begin printing.
10. To stop the test printing and to exit test mode, press the
ON LINE
key.