Star Micronics 8III Printer User Manual


 
[RESET/ENTER]
When the printer is off line, holding [RESET] tells the printer
to discard any information that has not yet been printed and to
restart the printer by loading Initial RAM settings into Current
RAM (the memory of the printer is always working from). The
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action will be confirmed by the message REINITIALIZE on the display screen.
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Before this takes effect, any printing already in process will be completed.
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When the printer is in the Program mode, [ENTER] has two functions. First,
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it displays items in the next higher level. Second, if there is no higher level,
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it selects the value with an @.
[PROGRAM/EXIT]
To start using the Program mode, you must first set the printer
off line, that is, press the [ON LINE] button so that the ON LINE
light is ofJ: Then press [PROGRAM]. The printer will then dis-
play on the screen PROGRAM MODE. The first of the available
programming choices for the operator to make.
Within a programming sequence, pressing [EXIT] takes the programming
Menu to the next higher level. If the sequence is already at the highest level,
pressing [EXIT] causes the control panel to leave the Program mode and
display PRINTER READY.
Light Indicators
When the printer is first turned on, all LED indicators will go on. Then
ALARM, DATA, and PRINT will then go of, to be activated only to indi-
cate specific functions or the printer’s status. For instance, if the paper
cassette is empty or removed, ALARM sounds, the ALARM light stays lit,
and READY blinks.
l The READY light -This light will blink when the printer is warming
up. It will be on steadily when the printer is on line and ready to receive
information from the computer. If the printer is operational, the READY
light will also be on continuously when the printer is off line.
l The ON LINE light -This light will be on when the printer is on line.
When the operator takes the printer off line, or when an error condition
occurs, the printer automatically goes off line and the light goes ofi
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