Idle Delay

At the end of a printing operation, if the paper is at top of form, the printer waits for more data and then, after a short delay (idle delay), moves the paper to the tear-off position. The IDLE DELAY parameter invokes a display that lets you adjust the idle delay to a value in the range of 300 milliseconds to 90 seconds.

You can disable the idle delay feature by selecting a value above 90 seconds, in which case the LCD displays DISABLE. When you disable this feature, the printhead “relaxes” (moves away from the paper) after 91 seconds of idle time and the paper is not moved to the tear-off position.

Power-Up Online

The PWRUP ONLINE parameter lets you set the printer to power-up in either its online or offline condition. The default setting is YES (power-up online).

Paper Pull-Down Warning

This parameter lets you select the type of warning that occurs when the printer is about to pull down tractor-fed paper from its tear-off position to the normal printing position.

The COUNTDOWN option (factory default) causes the printer LCD to display the numerals 9, 8, 7... down to 1, visually warning that paper pull-down is imminent. The pull-down time delay is increased about 3 to 4 seconds.

The BELL option causes a series of nine beeps of increasing duration to indicate paper pull-down. The pull-down time delay is increased about 3 to 4 seconds.

The BOTH option causes the COUNTDOWN and BELL options to occur simultaneously.

The NONE option turns off the pull-down warning.

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Epson 8900 Series manual Idle Delay, Power-Up Online, Paper Pull-Down Warning