Got a Ptouch PT-18R - does it have Factory Mode? Yes.

I got a Ptouch PT-18R which is a pretty neat little unit. It's very compact which is nice. It's not that much bigger than the print cartridge, and it has an auto-cutter and USB PC interface.



Unfortunately, I didn't get the rechargeable battery or the charging dock with it, but I don't really need it anyway since I run it off an AC adapter.

It doesn't turn itself on when you print from the computer so you have to make sure to turn it on.

And it has "Factory Check Mode".

Power up with CODE+R to reset the settings, turn it off, the power up with CODE+K and you should be in factory check mode.

1 HEAD C / volt X ACSENS O
2 Country Set
3 Display check
H pattern
checkerboard
checkerboard inverted
solid black
LCD adjust from -4 to +4 with up/down arrow keys
4 Cassette pins
5 Cut
6 Key
7 Print 1
8 Print 2
9 Motor
0 ACSENS X AD CHECK START
E Encoder (num keys to exit) (1zx to exit to FACTORY CHECK)
U USB ID DSP (usb id display) (ESC to exit)
H H-C Len 158 (???) (ESC to exit)
V Version Info MAIN 1.01 CHAR SET .77 BOOT .77 (ESC to exit)


It's interesting that ESC or Backspace doesn't always exit from some option, from the Encoder I have to type 1ZX (that's 1 (number one) Z X) to get back to FACTORY CHECK. The state machine navigation is a bit inconsistent.