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CHAPTER 3 CONTROL PANEL
Switch
This switch will be used for the following purpose depending on the situation.
Cancel printing
If you press the switch during printing, the printer immediately stops printing and ejects the paper.
Wake-up
If the printer is in sleep mode, pressing the switch wakes it up into the ready state.
Form Feed
If the Data lamp is on, press the switch. The printer prints any data remaining in the printer memory: this operation is called “Form Feed.”
Error Recovery
If an error occurs, the printer will recover from some errors automatically. If the error does not clear automatically, press the switch to clear the error and continue printer operation.
Other Control Features
The printer has the following useful features:
Sleep Mode
When the printer does not receive data for a certain period of time (time- out), it enters sleep mode. Sleep mode acts as though the printer was turned off. The default
✒Note
When the printer goes into sleep mode, the fan will not stop until the
printer engine has cooled down.
Sleep mode allows the print engine to cool, so the temperature of your room and how long the printer has been in sleep mode affects the
Ready lamp blinks to indicate that the printer is warming up. You can change the time out for the sleep mode with the supplied printer driver (all models) or Remote Printer Console program (HL- 1040/1050 only). Refer to the Help section in the printer driver or RPC program for more information about the sleep mode setting.