BIXOLON STP-131 - Manual (Page 18)

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6. Hexadecimal Dumping
This feature allows experienced users to see exactly what data is coming to the printer.
This can be useful in finding software problems. When you turn on the hexadecimal dump
function, the printer prints all commands and data in hexadecimal format along with a
guide section to help you find specific commands.
To use the hexadecimal dump function, follow these steps:
6-1 Set DIP Switch 2 (sw- 7 = Hex dump mode) of your printer ON position.
6-2 Turn on the power of your printer.
6-3 Run any software program that sends data to the printer. The printer will print 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 corresponds to the
codes.
1B 21 00 1B 26 02 40 40 40 40 . ! . . & . @ @ @ @
02 0D 1B 44 0A 14 1E 28 28 28 . . . D . . . . ( ( (
00 01 0A 41 0D 42 0A 43 43 43 . . . A . B . C C C
• A period (.) is printed for each code that has no ASCII equivalent.
• During the hex dump, all commands except DEL EOT is disabled.
6-4 Close the cover, then the printer enters the hexadecimal dump mode.
6-5 Set DIP Switch 2 (sw- 7 = Hex dump mode) of your printer off position and then
hexadecimal mode is off.