Try this (the old cut&paste), tested and works.
void setup(void)
{
Serial.begin(9600);
Serial.println("testing...");
char text[ 16 ];
Serial.println( "\n\n" );
strcpy( text, "text" );
for (int i = 0; i < strlen( text ); i++)
{
Serial.println((char)text[i]);
}
}
void loop(void) {
};