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EPSON DFX-8500
5/98 EPSON DFX-8500
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Control Panel Buttons and Lights
The control panel consists of indicator lights and buttons, and
gives you access to several powerful features.
Lights
Buttons
Power
On when the power switch is on and
power is supplied to the printer.
Paper Out
On when the printer is out of paper.
Comes on when there is no paper
positioned behind the print head, even
if paper is loaded on the tractors in the
standby position.
Flashes when paper is jammed in the
printer.
Ribbon
Blinks when the ribbon is jammed in
the printer.
Paper Select
Displays the paper memory that is
registered in the printer.
Font
The font selection status is displayed by
two font lights on the control panel:
o o Super Draft
o n Draft
n o Roman
n n Sans serif
n = on,
o = off
Pitch
The pitch selection status is displayed by
three pitch lights on the control panel:
o o n 10 cpi
o n o 12 cpi
o n n 15 cpi
n o o 17 cpi
n o n 20 cpi
n n o PS (Proportional Spacing)
n = on,
o = off
Copy
On when the printer is in copy mode
(to select darker printing).
TOF
(Top of Form)
On when the printer is in top-of-form
mode. The printer remembers any
change you make to the top-of-form
position when this light is on.
Tear Off
On when the printer is in tear-off mode.
The printer remembers any change you
make to the tear-off position when this
light is on.
Pause
On when printing is paused.
Blinks when the print head is hot. Press
to temporarily stop printing and resume
printing.
Tractor Select
Front
On when the front tractor is selected.
The light is green when paper is loaded
(even if the paper is in the standby
position), and red when the tractor is out
of paper.
Tractor Select
Rear
On when the rear tractor is selected. The
light is green when paper is loaded (even
if the paper is in the standby position),
and red when the tractor is out of paper.
Paper Select
Selects one of the following paper
numbers: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 0, a, or b.
Select a or b if you have registered paper
information using the DIP switches and
control panel.
Select 1 to 8 if you have registered paper
information using the paper memory
utility.
Font
Selects one of the following fonts: Super
Draft, Draft, Roman, or Sans Serif.