The buttons
There are three buttons on the right side of the control panel.
ON LINE The green light next to this button indicates that the printer is able to receive and print data from the computer. When the light is off, the printer is off line and cannot receive any data. Press the button to change from on line to off line or from off line to on line. The printer automatically goes off line when you try to print without paper in the printer. Pressing the ON LINE button then has no effect until you load paper.
The other two buttons work only when the printer is off line.
FORM FEED This button ejects a single sheet of paper or advances continuous paper to the next top of form.
LINE FEED This button advances the paper one line each time you press it or continuously if you hold it down. When the printer is turned on, use this button to advance paper.
Remember not to use the paper feed knob while the printer is turned on. You can damage the printer mechanism.
The indicator lights
In addition to the ON LINE light, the printer has three other lights.
POWER This comes on to show that the printer is connected to the power and is turned on.
READY This comes on when the printer is on line and ready to
print. It normally flickers during printing.
PAPER OUT This comes on when the printer is out of paper.
The remain f the control panel is made up of eight touch switches that let you choose the print style and size. This is a special feature called SelecType, which is fully described in Chapter 4.
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