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LF/FF button
❏ Feeds paper line by line.
❏ Ejects a single sheet or advances continuous paper to the
next top-of-form position when held down.
Load/Eject button
❏ Loads a single sheet of paper.
❏ Ejects a single sheet of paper if a sheet is loaded.
❏ Loads continuous paper from the standby position.
❏ Feeds continuous paper backward to the standby position.
Micro Adjust
When the
Pause
button is held down for three seconds, the
printer enters the micro adjust mode. Using the micro adjust
feature, you can adjust the top-of-form or tear-off position
with the
D and
U buttons.
Operate button
Turns the printer on and off. The printer is off when the top
of this button is even with the button protectors.
Error Indicators
You can identify many common printer problems using the
lights on the control panel. If your printer stops working and
one or more control panel lights are on or flashing or the
printer beeps, use the following table to diagnose and fix the
problem.
State of
panel lights
Beep
pattern
Problem
Solution
n
Pause
— The printer is paused.
Press the Pause button to resume
printing.
••••• Paper from another paper source
is currently in the paper path.
Move the paper release lever back to
the appropriate position and press
the Load/Eject button to feed the
paper out of the paper path. Then set
the lever to the position you want to
use. Press the Pause button to turn
off the Pause light, if necessary.
n
Paper Out
n
Pause
••• No paper is loaded in the selected
paper source.
Load paper in the printer. Then press
the Pause button to turn off the
Pause light, if necessary.
••• The paper is not loaded correctly.
Remove your paper and reload it
correctly. Then press the Pause
button to turn off the Pause light, if
necessary.
••• Paper is jammed in the printer.
Clear the paper jam.
f
Paper Out
n
Pause
••• Continuous paper is not fed to the
standby position.
Tear off the printed document at the
perforation; then press the Load/
Eject button. The printer feeds the
paper to the standby position. Press
the Pause button to turn off the
Pause light.
••• A single sheet of paper is not fully
ejected.
Press the Load/Eject button to eject
the sheet. Then press the Pause
button to turn off the Pause light, if
necessary.
••• Paper is jammed in the printer.
Clear the paper jam.
f
Pause
— The print head is overheated.
Wait a few minutes; the printer
resumes printing automatically once
the print head cools.
f
Paper Out
f
Pause
f f
Tear Off/Bin
f f
Font
— An unknown printer error has
occurred.
Turn off the printer and leave it off
for several minutes; then turn on the
printer again. If the error recurs,
contact your dealer.
n = on,
f = flashing
•••
= short series of beeps (three beeps)
•••••
= long series of beeps (five beeps)
Note:
The printer beeps once if you press a control panel button when the
corresponding function is not available.
State of
panel lights
Beep
pattern
Problem
Solution