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The control panel switchescan be pressed singlyto perform the oper-
ationsindicated by theirnames. Other functionscan be obtained by holding
these switches down when you turn the printer’s power on. Still further
functions can be executed by pressing the control panel switches in corn- ---
bination. This chapter explainsall the switchand indicator functions.
Power indicator
The power indicator lights (yellow)when power is on.
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When paper is not present, the power indicator flashes. A beep tone
also alerts you to the need to load paper.
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On Line switch
The On Lineswitchsetstheprinter on-lineand off-line.The statechanges
each time you press the switch.
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In the on-line state the printer receivesdata from the computer and
prints the data. In the off-linestate the printer stops printing and sendsthe
computer a signalindicating that it cannot accept data.
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The printer powers up in the on-line state if paper is present. If paper
is not present, the printer powers up off-line with the Power indicator
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flashing. When you load paper the Power indicator stops flashing,but the
printer remainsoff-line.To start printingyou must pressthe On Line switch
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go on-line.
The two main times when you will want to press the On Line switch
are:
. Before and after any other panel operation
The other panel switchesoperate only in the off-linestate. First press
the On Line switch to go off-line, then perform the panel operation, then
press the On Line switch again to go back on-line.
. To pause during printing
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If you pressthe On Lineswitchduring printing,the printer stopsprinting
and goes off-line, allowing you to check the printout or change a control
panel setting. Printing resumes when you press the On Line switch again
to go back on-line.
Paper Feed switch
This switch operates only when the printer is off-line. If you press it
once the paper feeds forward by one line. If you hold this switchdown, the
printer performs consecutiveline feeds.
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