A-Class  63 
4.2.6 Diagnostics  
 
The Diagnostics menu contains testing functions: 
 
Menu Item  Details 
HEX DUMP MODE 
 
Determines how the printer handles host data, where: 
 
DISABLED 
 
Processes data normally. 
 
ENABLED 
 
Prints received ASCII data without interpretation or 
processing; see Section 6.2. 
 
 
OPTIONS TESTING  
 
Performs option diagnostics, where: 
 
TEST CUTTER 
 
Tests the Cutter, where: 
 
PERFORM TEST 
1 TIME 
Selects the number of cuts (1, 10, & 100) to perform 
then displays the PASS / FAIL results. 
TEST RIBBON SAVER 
 
Tests the Ribbon Saver, where: 
 
PERFORM TEST 
1 TIME 
Selects the number of cycles (1, 10, & 100) to 
perform then displays the PASS / FAIL results.  
TEST GPIO   
 
Tests the Applicator Interface CCA’s GPIO function, 
where:  
MONITOR GPIO INPUT 
 
SOP   FEED   PAUSE    REPRT 
1          1           1           1 
 
i1     i2     i3     i4     i5     i6 
1      1      1      1      1      1 
 
Displays input signal logic values for Start of Print 
(SOP), Feed, Pause, Reprint (REPRT), and six 
unassigned input lines. (The values given here are 
examples only.)   
 
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  Unconnected lines may display a zero or one. 
 
TEST GPIO OUTPUT 
 
EP  RL  SR  MO  RO  DR  OF  
1    1    1    1     1     1     1 
 
o1    o2    o3    o4    o5    o6 
1      1      1      1       1     1
 
 
Displays output signal logic values for End of Print 
(EP), Ribbon Low (RL), Service Required (SR), Media 
Out (MO), Ribbon Out (RO), Data Ready (DR), Option 
Fault (OF), and six unassigned output lines. (The 
values given here are examples only.)     
 
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  To change an output signal, cursor over the 
displayed state to select and then toggle it using 
the keypad, except Data Ready which cannot be 
toggled. 
 
PRINT SIGNAL INFO  
 
Prints a reference label (see Appendix D) containing 
GPIO signal names, pin and port assignments, 
programmed settings, and current signal states.