Printing and Printing Profiles

Printers - Perform a Comms Test to verify the printer is working

Overview

Summary

A Comms test can be performed to check for a basic connection between the POS/Workstation and the printer connected on a Com port. 

Steps:

To do the test, do the following: 

  • Close Smart Print if it's open

  • Open the command prompt

  • Type echo "test text" >com[number] then hit enter. The com number is the com port number the printer is plugged into.

  • Repeat the commands several times by pressing the up arrow on the keyboard and hitting enter several times. 

  • The test is successful if the printer responds (feeds the paper) and prints text on the paper.