Tally Genicom 2900 TOF Key Top of Form, View Key, Print GAP + and Keys, Up and Down Arrow Keys

Control Panel Key Functions

FF Key (Form Feed) continued

When In a Fault Condition

Pressing the FF Key while in a Fault Condition advances the paper one form. No data prints, and the Top of Form position is maintained. This allows the use of the FF Key to advance paper while in a Paper Out condition, without print- ing any buffered data.

TOF Key (Top of Form)

When you load paper, you line up the top of your form (usually the perfora- tion) with the indicated position on the tractor (see Figure 2-6). Once the paper is loaded, pressing this key moves the paper so that printing commences at the proper position on the form.

View Key

Holding down this key moves the paper up so that you can see the last line that was printed. If you press it while a job is printing, it will suspend the print job until you release the key.

PRINT GAP + and - Keys

Pressing one or the other of these keys initiates a manual adjustment to the current print gap. Pressing these keys can be used as a “shortcut” to get to the Adjust display otherwise found by using the arrow and enter keys to select Menu => Operator Menu => Print Gap => Adjust.

Up and Down Arrow Keys

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When Online

These keys make fine adjustments to the Top of Form position.

When Offline

These keys position the paper in preparation for setting the Top of Form position. (In this mode, these keys will auto-repeat if you hold them down). They are also for scrolling through Menu items (see Menu key, next).

After making adjustments, it's not necessary to reset the Top of Form (unless a different top margin is required for a new form).

In Operator, Config, or Test menus

The Up and Down Arrow keys scan lists of categories, parameters, and selec- tions.

Menu Key

Pressing this key allows you to access menu selections, which you can scroll through using the Up and Down Arrow keys. To go back one level in the hierarchy, press the Menu key, i.e., pressing the Menu key returns you to a previous selection. This key command is only available when the printer is in an Offline mode.

Chapter 3: Printer Menus and the Control Panel 3–33