| Operating the Control Panel |
| Lights |
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| POWER: | On when the power switch is on and power is |
| supplied. |
| READY: | On when the printer is ready to accept data. |
| This light flickers during printing. |
| PAPER OUT: | On when the printer is out of paper. |
| ON LINE: | On when the printer can receive and print data |
| from the computer. If this light flickers, the |
| print head is overheated. In this case, the printer |
| waits until the print head cools and then |
| resumes printing. |
| Buttons |
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ON LINE: | This button controls the printer’s on line/off line |
| status. When the printer is on line, this light is |
| on and the printer can receive and print data |
| from the computer. |
| FORM FEED: | When the printer is off line, press this button to |
| eject a single sheet of paper or advance |
| continuous paper to the top of the next page. |
| When the printer is on line, press this button to |
| select the Letter Quality font. See the section in |
| this chapter on selecting a font. |
| LINE FEED: | When the printer is off line, press this button to |
| feed the paper one line, or hold it down to feed |
| paper continuously. When the printer is on line, |
| press this button to select the Draft font. |
Using the Printer |