Apple 310 manual Status Lights

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C H A P T E R 1

LaserWriter Select 310 Hardware

Status Lights

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The LaserWriter Select 310 printer has three colored lights on the left side of the printer. These lights indicate what the printer is doing. Figure 1-5 shows a view of the status light symbols, and Table 1-4 describes the functions of the lights.

 

Figure 1-5

Status lights

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Green

 

Amber

 

Amber

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ready/

 

Paper

 

Paper

 

 

 

 

 

In use

 

out

 

jam

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Table 1-4

Status light messages

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Light

Light’s state

Printer’s state

 

Ready/in use

On

The printer is ready to use.

 

Green

Off

The printer cannot print because there is an error

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

condition, or the printer cover is open.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Flashing

The printer is warming up or is processing data for

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the next print job.

 

Paper out

On

Paper tray is empty or has been removed from

 

Amber

 

 

 

the printer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Off

There is an adequate supply of paper in the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

paper tray.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Flashing

The printer is in manual-feed mode and is ready for

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the next sheet of paper.

 

Paper jam

On

There is a paper jam.

 

Amber

Off

Paper is feeding correctly through the printer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Flashing

The printer requires service.

NOTE If both the Paper out and Paper jam lights flash or stay on, the printer requires service.

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Status Lights

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Contents Apple LaserWriter Select 310 Printer Limited Warranty on Media and Replacement Contents Page Communication Channels Page Figures and Tables Page About This Note What This Note ContainsConventions Used in This Note Other Reference MaterialFor More Information ApdaPage LaserWriter Select Hardware1 LaserWriter Select 310 Hardware ROM Communication Ports Serial Port for RS-232C DevicesCentronics Parallel Connector 2An 8-pin serial port connectorPstrobe Signal Status Lights Memory Capabilities ROM CapabilityDram Expansion Batch ModeBasic Operation Interactive Mode TypesPaper Handling 7Paper handling options Page LaserWriter Select 310 Software PostScript Interpreter Software OverviewAdobe PostScript Programming Language LaserWriter Select 310 Driver TypesSelects the paper tray containing A4-size paper and sets Software Parameters Product StringsCommunication Device Parameters Compatibility OperatorsStatusdict Setting Compatibility Operators Device Setting System Parameters CheckpasswordDefaulttimeouts IdlefontsPrintername ProductProductA RamsizeSetidlefonts SetdefaulttimeoutsSetpassword Setting Page Device Parameters DefaultmultipurposetraysizeDefaultpapertray SetprinternameManualfeedtimeout ManualfeedMargins PagestackorderPapertray SetdefaultmultipurposepapertraysizePapersize Setmargins SetdefaultpapertraySetdostartpage Setpapertray SetpagestackorderSetpagetype Setting User Parameters JobtimeoutSetjobtimeout JobnameSetsoftwareiomode Setting Device ParametersWaittimeout Packetbackchannel Setting Communication ParametersSoftwareiomode Sccbatch SetpacketbackchannelDarkness Setting Engine Device ParametersSetsccbatch Setting Extensions to PostScript Level SetdarknessCurrentcacheparams CurrentpackingPackedarray SetcacheparamsPrinter Error Parameter SetpackingPrintererror PostScript Language ChangesCreating Packed Arrays Packed ArraysPacked Arrays Versus Ordinary Arrays Immediately Evaluated Names Device Resolution Images Changes in Font Cache OperationEnd-of-Line Recognition TrueType Fonts New OperatorsCommunication Channels Serial Communication Baud RatesDTR Flow Control Parity SettingsFlow Control SCC Operator Encoding XON/XOFF Flow ControlCommunication Protocols Simple Communication ProtocolBinary Communication Protocol SOH CTL-A Communicating with an IBM PC Parallel InterfaceSerial Interface DTR Flow Control for PC CommunicationCommunication Dynamics XON/XOFF Flow Control for PC CommunicationStatus Queries and Spontaneous Messages Errorerror OffendingCommand operator %%