Operating the Control PanelOther control panel features

The control panel of your printer also gives you access to several special functions.

Self test:

Both a draft and Letter Quality self test function

 

are built into the printer. The self test printout lets

 

you check the current DIP switch settings and

 

operating status of the printer. You can start the

 

printer’s self test by holding down the LINE FEED

 

button or the FORM FEED button while turning on

 

the printer. See the section on the self test in

 

Chapter 1 for more information.

Micro-adjustment:

By pressing the FORM FEED button immediately

 

after loading paper or when using short tear-off,

 

you can make fine adjustments to the loading and

 

short tear-off positions. These positions can be

 

adjusted only while the MULTI-PARTlight is

 

blinking. See the sections on adjusting the loading

 

position and using the short tear-off function later

 

in this chapter.

Data dump:

By holding down both the LINE FEED and FORM

 

FEED buttons while you switch on the printer, you

 

turn on the data dump mode. This feature allows

 

advanced users to locate the source of

 

communications problems between the computer

 

and printer. See the section on using the data dump

 

mode on page 3-26for more information.

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