Control Panel

ALT

Use this button in combination with other buttons to perform the following tasks:

BUFFER CLEAR (PAUSE)

Clears the

printer’s buffer and

 

initializes

the printer settings.

Note: To clear the buffer but save the top-of-form setting: press the PAUSE button; then press the LF/FF button to advance the

paper to the top of the next page; and then press the ALT and PAUSE buttons at the same time.

MICRO FEED t (LOAD/EJECT) Feeds paper forward in l/180-inch increments.

(LF/FF)

Reverse-feeds paper in l/180-inch

 

increments.

See Micro Feed later in this

chapter for more information o n the MICRO FEED button.

Bin Select/TEAR OFF

This button selects the paper bin when both optional cut-sheet feeders are installed and you are printing on single sheets. When printing on continuous paper, press this button once to feed paper from the loading position to the tear-off position. Press this button again to feed the paper backward to the loading position.

CONDENSED

Press this button to print condensed characters. Press it again to return to normal character printing.

FONT

Press this button to select from among the built-in fonts.

Note: The panel’s font name typestyles are meant as guides only; actual printed results may differ slightly.

3-4 Using the Printer