Note:

See “Error Lights” in Chapter 3 for more information on troubleshooting.

Buttons

Operate Turns the printer on and off.

cAlways turn off the printer by pressing the Operate button. Then wait until the Operate light stops flashing

before unplugging the printer. Never turn off the printer while the Pause light is flashing.Caution:

Font

Controls the fonts available on the printer. Normally

 

you should use your software to select fonts. See

 

Appendix B for samples of the seven built-in fonts.

Load/Eject

Loads or ejects a sheet of paper. The printer normally

(or Black)

loads and ejects paper automatically. When pressed

 

with Alt, cleans the black print head.

Pause

Stops printing temporarily. Press it again to resume

(or Reset)

printing. When pressed with Alt, clears the printer’s

 

buffer and resets the printer settings to their factory

 

defaults.

Economy/Condensed (or Color)

Selects economy or condensed mode. In economy mode, the printer uses less ink to produce text and images. Condensed printing reduces the size of characters to approximately 60% of their normal width. It is best to use your software to select character size, however. When pressed with Alt, cleans the color print head.

2-4Controlling the Printer