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Printer Features

Table l-18. Group 2 Features (IBM Mode)

	FONT	COND.	READY	Character Table
	L E D	LED	LED
	OFF	OFF	ON	Character table PC437 (table 1) (standard)
	OFF	O F F	B L I N K S	PC437 (table 2)
	OFF	ON	OFF	PC865 (table 1)
[ OFF		1 ON	1 ON	PC865 (table 2)

Notes: 1. For table 1, codes 80-9FH are control codes. (ESC 7 is set.)

For table 2, codes 80-9FH are printable characters. (ESC 6 is set.)

2.The character tables for ESC/P mode and IBM mode aresaved independently in non-volatile memory.

Power On Default Settings

The printer also lets you change some of its power on parameters. To change the settings shown in Table 1-19, Group 3 Features (Power On Settings), follow the steps below.

1. Turn on the printer while pressing the PAUSE and PAPER FEED buttons.

2. After a few seconds, press the buttons indicatedin Table 1-19 to change parameters.

Table 1-19. Group 3 Features (Power-on Settings)

Button	Feature	Betting
PAUSE	Input buffer	valid p 0) or invalid p)
PAPER FEED	Draft printing speed	high p 0) or normal p)
FONT	Auto CR	valid p 0) or invalid p)

T

standard (factory) setting

Notes: 1. Auto CR moves the next print position to the left margin when a LF or the ESC J code is sent.

2.‘~‘isonebeep,and‘*~ ’ is two beeps. If no operation is executed within a few seconds, the printer exits the power on selection mode with five beeps (• • • • 0). The selected value is stored in non-volatile memory.

3. The printer automatically becomes ready to print after the selection.

Self-Test
Press PAPER FEED while turning on the printer to put it in self-test mode. To stop	-
the self-test, turn off the printer. (The control panel is still operational in self-test
mode for paper handling and font selection.) When pages are printed from the cut-

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