Star Micronics 4III Printer User Manual


 
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Remember: you enter (by pressing [v]) or exit (by pressing [A]) a Level to
select the previous (by pressing [a]) or next (by pressing [<I) Item within a
Group.
The front panel also has some lights. When lit they mean:
READY (green) - the printer is ready for printing or for programming
ALARM (orange) - an error condition exists and the printer is Off Line
DATA (green) - information received, not yet printed
ON LINE (green) - the printer is ready for printing
PRINT (green) - the printer is printing information
4.2.1 Basic operations
Ther are four basic operations performed from the panel:
l On Line and Off Line
-The printer can receive information from the
computer and print it only when it is On Line. When the printer is On
Line, the light on the [ON LINE] button will be lit. For all other functions,
the printer must be Off Line. This is accomplished by pressing the
[ON LINE] button until its light is out.
l Form feed - The printer may have unprinted information in its
memory. This is indicated by the lighted DATA light. To clear it from
the printer, take the printer Off Line. Then press [PRINT]. When all the
remaining information is printed, the paper will be ejected and the
DATA light will go our.
l Error Skip -
In case of an error, the printer will go Off Line and stop
printing. If the error is minor, it is possible to continue printing. To do
this, press [ERROR SKIP], then [ON LINE] until its light is on. If the error
was minor, printing will resume. If the error was more serious, the panel
will provide information on how to handle it.
l Reset -To clear the printer memory and restore settings to emulation
defaults, press [RESET].
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