Epson LC-7211 user manual Clearing the printer’s buffer, Initializing the printer

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22Control Panel Operations

Clearing the printer’s buffer

When the printer receives data from a computer, it temporarily stores it in a memory called a buffer. If you stop a printing job partway through, there is the chance that some data will remain in the buffer. The following procedure clears the printer’s buffer by deleting any data that might be there.

Execute the necessary command in the program you are using to stop the print job.

Important!

Be sure to stop the print job before taking the printer off line. Otherwise, the print job will resume from where you interrupted it when you put the printer back on-line.

Use ON LINE to take the printer off line (ON LINE indicator is not lit).

Hold down FONT and then ON LINE. Keep both buttons held down until the printer beeps once, which indicates that the buffer is cleared.

Initializing the printer

The following procedure initializes the printer to its power-on settings. If you have control panel settings stored in memory, this procedure sets up the printer using them.

Use ON LINE to take the printer off line (ON LINE indicator is not lit).

Hold down FONT and then ON LINE. Keep both buttons held down until the printer beeps once (indicating the printer buffer is cleared) and then beeps again three times, which indicates that the printer is reset.

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Contents LC-7211 EC Council Directive 73/23/EEC and 93/68/EEC of 22 July Trademark acknowledgments About this manual ChapterContents Using the EDS Mode User Setup UtilityUsing the Printer with Windows 3.1 Using the Printer with MS-DOS Using the printer with Windows 95Using the Printer with OS/2 Warp Paper HandlingPage Printer Setup Choosing a place for the printerPrinter Setup Unpacking the printerGeneral guide General guideInstalling the platen knob Removing the protective materialsInstalling the ribbon cassette Opening the front coverOpening the front cover Printer Setup Removing the ribbon cassette Removing the ribbon cassetteConnecting to a power outlet and turning power on and off OFF OLoading fanfold paper Loading fanfold paperFanfold Cut-sheet Release lever Sheet guide Printer Setup Printing on fanfold paper Printing on fanfold paperUsing the tear-off function Parking fanfold paperUnparking fanfold paper Connecting to your computer Connecting to your computerPrinter Setup Switching between on-line and off-line Control Panel OperationsPaper eject cut-sheet paper Paper loadingLine feed Form feed fanfold paperMicro feed Setting the top of form positionSetting the print mode Tear-off function fanfold paperSelecting the Quiet Print Mode Selecting a fontChanging the auto load position Saving a macro Saving a macroClearing the printer’s buffer Initializing the printerUsing the EDS Mode About EDS Mode settingsEntering the EDS Mode Using the EDS Mode Selecting a switchChanging a switch setting Selecting a bankPrinting the current switch settings Exiting the EDS ModeEDS Mode Settings Switch 1 Graphics Direction Switch 4 Not used Switch 5 Paper Out DetectorSwitch 6 Not used Switch 2 Auto Tear-offSwitches 1, 2 Print Mode Switch 5 Zero StyleSwitch 6 Reserved Switches 3, 4, 5 Print PitchSwitches 1, 2, 3, 4 Page Length Switches 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Code Page/International Character SetSW1 SW2 SW3 SW4 SW5 Name Country Remarks Country Remarks International Switches 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 NLQ Font Selection Bank FUser Setup Utility Installing the User Setup UtilityStarting the User Setup Utility Starting the User Setup UtilityChanging the General, Font, Paper and Adjust Settings User Setup UtilityTo select a window To select a setting box Adjusting the dot alignmentAdjusting the dot alignment To change a settingSaving setup data in a configuration file Changing the printer portExiting the User Setup Utility Importing setup data from a configuration fileReturning to default settings Using the Help menuUsing the Printer with Windows Setting up for printing with Microsoft WindowsSetting up for printing with Microsoft Windows 3.1 Using the Printer with Windows Getting ready to printPrinting a document Printing a documentInstalling TrueType fonts Selecting fonts in Windows applications Selecting fonts in Windows applicationsSetting up the printer in Windows Setting up the printer in Windows 95 Using the printer with Windows Preparing to print Preparing to printPrinting a document Printing a document Installing TrueType fonts Using the Printer with OS/2 Warp Setting up for printing with OS/2 WarpUsing the Printer with OS/2 Warp Using the Printer with MS-DOS Setting up for printing with MS-DOSCut-Sheet Paper Paper HandlingSelecting paper types Fanfold PaperAdjusting for paper thickness Adjusting for paper thicknessEnvelope Automatic fanfold feeding Paper HandlingManual sheet feeding Manual sheet feedingAdjust the paper guide to the position you want Clearing paper jams Clearing paper jamsOptional Accessory Connecting the Interface ConverterSetting the converter’s DIP switches Setting the converter’s DIP switchesFunction Parity Data Length SwitchDOS/Windows Setting ProtocolAppendix a Troubleshooting Short testLong test Troubleshooting Hexadecimal dumpDOT Adjustment Setting Troubleshooting guide Problem Possible CauseInterface cable is Printed on Return is enabled Printer case is hot Printer’s air vents are Left margin moves to Paper is not loaded Print head Dealer for repair Checking system software settings in Windows To check the default printer selectionTo check the Driver Setup Checking system software settings in MS-DOS To check the application printer selectionTo check the port Appendix B Specifications Printing Speed Pitch Draft cps/dpi NLQ cps/dpiEnvelope Appendix C Interface Pin Outs Parallel InterfaceOptional Serial Interface Appendix D Character Sets Standard Italic Character Set International Character SetCharacter Sets IBM Character Set #2 Code Page #437 IBM-PC Character Set #1Code Page #850 Multi-lingual IBM Special Character SetCode Page #860 Portuguese Code Page #861 IcelandicCode Page #865 Nordic Code Page #863 Canadian FrenchCode Page #866 Russian Code Page #3840 IBM-RussianCode Page #3843 Polish Code Page #3841 Gost-RussianCode Page #3844 Code Page #3845 HungarianCode Page #3847 Brazil-ABNT Code Page #3846 TurkishCode Page #3848 Brazil-ABICOMP Code Page #852 Latin-2Code Page #1001 Arabic Code Page #737 GreekCode Page #851 Greek Code Page #928 Greek Code Page #869 GreekCode Page #2001 Lithuanian-KBL Code Page #772 LithuanianCode Page #3001 Estonian1 Code Page #774 LithuanianCode Page #3002 Estonian2 Code Page #3011 Latvian1Code Page #3021 Bulgarian Code Page #3012 Latvian2Code Page #3031 Hebrew Code Page #3041 MalteseFont and Character Set Control Commands Appendix E Printer Control CodesPrint Pitch Control Commands Top/Bottom Margin and Vertical Tab CommandsPrinter Control Codes Special Print Mode Commands Bit Image Graphic CommandsForm Feed and Related Commands Line Spacing Commands Download Character CommandsHorizontal Print Position Control Commands Other Commands Appendix F Glossary Appendix G Control Panel Operation Guide ON-LINEPage MS-DOS Page Customer service information