58mm Thermal Receipt Printer Series Self-Test Instructions

one,58mm thermal receipt printerSwitches, buttons and indicator lights

1. Power switch

The power switch is used to turn the printer on and off. The printer's power switch is located on the front of the printer. Pressing the "-" button turns the printer on; pressing the "O" button turns the printer off.

Note: Only turn on the switch after connecting to a power source.

2. Buttons and indicator lights

The RP58 and RP58E series printers have tri-color indicator lights, while the RP58A and RP58B have dual-color indicator lights.The buttons and indicator panel are shown in the following figure:

Button and indicator light function description:

FEED button: Paper feed button

In standby mode, pressing the paper feed button feeds paper continuously. During printing, the paper feed button is ineffective.Press and hold this button before powering on the printer to perform a printer self-test after power-on.

two,58mm thermal receiptPrinter self-test

The self-test function checks whether the printer is working properly. If it can correctly print the self-test checklist, it means that the printer is working properly except for the connection interface with the host computer. Otherwise, it needs to be repaired.

The self-test will print out the software version number, print density, interface type, and English and some Chinese characters in sequence.

The self-test procedure is as follows: After connecting the printer, press and hold the paper feed button and then turn on the printer power. The printer will first perform a reset test. After the reset is complete, release the paper feed button in less than 5 seconds. At this time, the printer will perform a self-test and print out a self-test checklist.

The self-test is complete, and the printer will print the following content.

Selftest

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** Completed **