Chapter 1 — Introducing ESim
4 ESim for the PC4 and PF8 Printer Programmer’s Reference Manual
b Select black mark detection by pressing and holding the
Feed key for more than 2 seconds. The status LED blinks
red and the printer is set and calibrated for black mark
detection.
5 Once you have selected a detection method, a test label prints
and the printer switches to Dump mode.
To exit Autosensing mode
•Press the Feed key for more than 1 second while autosensing
is progress. The printer exits to Direct mode.
Dump Mode
In Dump mode, the printer prints out the echo of a received
ASCII. You can use this mode to debug your software when the
printer does not perform as expected.
To enter Dump mode
1 Start up the printer in Autosensing mode. For help, see
“Autosensing Mode” on page 3. After the test label is printed,
the printer switches to Dump mode.
2 The printer waits for ASCII dump printing. Once you have
sent a string of characters or a label form to the printer, press
the Feed key.
3 A printout is created containing all characters between ASCII
000 decimal and ASCII 255 decimal. received on all
communication ports printed with automatic line-wrapping.
To exit Dump mode
•Press the Feed key. A label with the message “out of DUMP”
is printed.
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