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PQ-8P, PQ-8S
7.Print a PQ-8S self-test. First,
power off the PQ-8S. Then, set
configuration switch SW1:8 (far
right of the first switch bank) to
the “|” position. (If you are
operating a label printer, put
the printer in ASCII hex dump
mode. Then power on the PQ-
8S. If the label printer starts
printing, the PQ-8S has passed
the self-test. To obtain a print
out of the current settings,
connect the PQ-8S to a laser or
dot-matrix printer.) Power on
the PQ-8S. After the two-page
self-test prints, set switch SW1:8
back to the “o” position, then
cycle the power one more time.
8.Refer to the self-test printout to
determine which configuration
parameters need to be altered.
Change these parameters by
using the Setup Software or
Host/PC download commands.
Refer to Chapter 4 for further
information.
9.With the PQ-8S powered off,
attach the auto-terminating
twinax V-cable to the PQ-8S’s
“Twinax In” port.
10. Connect the twinax host
cable(s) to the V-connector. The
twinax V-connector is
automatically terminated when
one cable is attached and
automatically cables through
when two cables are attached.
Sample self-test printouts for the
PQ-8S and the PQ-8P are shown on
the following pages. The printout
you obtain may differ from the
displayed samples, since only the
configuration parameters associated
with the active output protocol (e.g.
HP PCL, IBM PPDS, etc.) and the
IBM printer emulation (e.g. IBM
3812-1, 4214, etc.) are printed. The
second page of the self-test printout
is the same for both the PQ-8S and
the PQ-8P.
Power-On/Off Sequence
Follow the power-on and -off
sequences exactly, or the print
output may be garbled.
To power on:
1.Turn on the PQ-8.
2.Turn on the printer.
To power off:
1.Turn off the printer.
2.Turn off the PQ-8.
