BASIC OPERATIONS

TURNING THE PRINTER ON LINE AND OFF LINE

The printer must be on line before it can receive data from the computer. When the printer is off line, it will not accept data from the computer.

To switch between on line and off line:

1.Make sure that the machine is in printer READY: mode.

Note: If the machine is in fax standby mode, press Function 3 5

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2. Press the key.

The indicator is lit when the printer is on line, indicating that the printer is ready to receive data. If the printer is off line, the indicator is out. The indicator flashes while t he printer is switching between on and off line status.

FORM FEED

If theindicator is lit and the printer is not printing, data has been received and stored in the printer’s buffer, but it has not yet been printed.

To print the data:

1.Make sure that the machine is in printer READY: mode.

Note: If the machine is in fax standby mode, press Function 3 5

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2. Switch the printer off line (press ), then press to print.

If the printer is in Individual Multi-user mode: You can specify which channel to print from. The display will be as follows if you do a form feed.

To print data from the parallel channel, press .

To print data from the serial channel, press .

If you do not wish to print data, press to exit from this procedure.

See page 13 for details on your printer’s multi-user modes.

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Epson 60 manual Basic Operations, Turning the Printer on Line and OFF Line, Form Feed