Other 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 Testing the Printer 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

 

only be adjusted while the MULTI-PART light is

 

blinking. See Adjusting the Loading Position and

 

Using Short Tear-off later in this chapter.

Data dump:

By holding down both the LINE FEED and the

 

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 Using the Data Dump

 

Mode for more information.

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