Epson U220B - TM Two-color Dot-matrix Printer Technical Reference Guide

4-8 Troubleshooting Rev. D
4. Run any software program that sends data to the printer. The printer prints “Hexadecimal
Dump” and then all the codes it receives in a two-column format. The first column contains
the hexadecimal codes and the second column gives the ASCII characters that correspond to
the codes. Part of a hexadecimal dump is shown below:
Hexadecimal Dump
To terminate hexadecimal dump,
press FEED button three times.
1B 21 00 1B 26 02 40 40 . ! . . & . @ @
1B 25 01 1B 63 34 00 1B . % . . c 4 . .
41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 A B C D E F G H
• A period (.) is printed for each code that has no ASCII equivalent.
• In hex dump mode all commands except real time ESC/POS commands are disabled.
5. Open the cover to set the printer offline so that it will print the last line.
6. Close the cover and turn off the printer, press the FEED button three times, or reset the
printer to turn off the hex dump mode.
Note:
The hexadecimal dump mode can’t be used with OPOS or the APD.

Epson U220B - TM Two-color Dot-matrix Printer Specifications

General

Print Method	9-pin, serial impact dot matrix
MTBF	180, 000 hours
Weight	Approx. 2.5 kg
Data Buffer	4 KB or 40 bytes
Paper Handling	Friction feed
Character Set	95 Alphanumeric, 128 x 12 Graphic
Paper Dimensions	58, 70, 76 mm
Interface	USB, Serial (RS-232C), Parallel (IEEE-1284)
Reliability	18 million lines
Dimensions	160 (W) x 248 (D) x 139 (H) mm
Inked Ribbon	ERC-38
Color Support	Two-color printing (Black and Red)
Print Speed	4.7 LPS (lines per second) at 40 columns, 6.0 LPS at 30 columns
Character Size	1.2 × 3.1 mm (W × H) / 1.6 × 3.1 mm (W × H)