Star Micronics FR-15 Printer User Manual


 
MicroFeed
The Micro Feed facilityis usefulif youwishto alignthe paperexactly.It
feedsthepaperforwardsor backwardsin l/216thinchincrements.
To usethisfeatwe, puttheprinteroff-line(usingthe (- button).
Then press the @@> button,and eitherthe
(PAP-O) button(to feed the
paperforwatis), or the @W@ button(to feedthe paperbackwards).
Holdingdownthesebuttonscontinuouslywillcontinuetofeedthepaperfor-
wardsor backwardsin smallincrements.
BUFFERCLEAR/RESET
It ispossibleto clearthebufferof theprinteror to mtumitto itspower-on
statusbyusingthefrontpanelbuttonswithouthavingto turnthepoweroff
andon.Todothis,puttheprinteroff-line(pressthe[ON
L~.1 button),andthen
pressthe :-0N~i~~7buttonagain.Beforereleasingthe (“~~ button,hold
downthe
“F!NT button.Releasingthe (:0~~1buttonwithintwosecondsof
holdingit down(beforereleasingthe C
ON.LNSIbutton)willclearthedatain
the buffer.Releasingthe buttonaftertwo seconds(again,beforereleasing
the @~-’ button)willresettheprinterbackto the settingsatpower-on.
TEST AND MAINTENANCESETTINGS
The
printerisequippedwithanumberoffunctionstoassisttestingandmain-
tenance.Sinceitisanticipatedthattheywillnotbeusedveryoften,theyare
notdescribedhem,butin Chapter6.
However,briefly,theyare:
A texttestprintmode
A shorttestprintmode
A longtestprintmode
. A hexadecimaldumpmode
A bidirectionalprinttest
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