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Feed Selection
The
FEED
key selects the paper feed cassette [ ] or multi
-purpose tray [ ] (or the option paper feeder[s], if installed)
as the paper source. The
FEED
key can be used whenever the message
display indicates or .
Press the
FEED
key. The selection cycles and is momentarily displayed in
the message display as:
The current selection is indicated by a green light on the printer symbol above the key.
On-line/Off-line Setting
By pressing the
ON LINE
key you can change the printer between the on-line state, in which it
prints the data it receives from the computer, and the off-line state, in which it stores the data
for printing later.
1.
Make sure that the message display indicates .
2.
Press the
ON LINE
key.
If the printer is on-line, it changes to off-line. If the printer is off-line, it changes back to on
-line.
The ON LINE indicator lights when the printer is on-line.
Going off-line may or may not halt communication between the printer and computer, de-
pending on details of the current interface. While off-line, the printer continues to accept any
data that arrives until the current interface buffer is full, at which point it instructs the com-
puter to stop sending data. Data stored while off-line are printed when the printer is returned
to the on-line state.
Abandoning a Printing Job
You can abandon a printing job before it is completed. If the printer is simultaneously receiv-
ing data on more than one interface, you can selectively cancel the printing job on a particular
interface.
This procedure can be used while the message display indicates or
.
2.2. Operating Procedures
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