Control panel operation

To operate the cut sheet feeder from the control panel when the printer is in cut sheet feeder mode, be sure that the printer is off line.

LINE

FEED:

Press to feed the paper one line, or hold it

 

 

down to feed the paper continuously.

FORM

FEED:

When there is no paper in the printer, press

 

 

to load the paper manually. (However, note

 

 

that paper loads automatically when you

 

 

print.) When there is paper in the printer,

 

 

press to eject the sheet without loading the

 

 

next sheet.

LOAD

EJECT:

When there is no paper in the printer, press

 

 

to load the paper manually. (However, note

 

 

that paper loads automatically when you

 

 

print.) When there is paper in the printer,

 

 

press to eject the sheet without loading the

 

 

next sheet.

Software operation

The following commands cause the printer to eject the sheet in the printer without loading the next sheet. The printer must be on line to control the cut sheet feeder with software commands: FF and ESC EM R.

Note: The ESC EM command controls the operation of the cut sheet feeder. For more information about this command, see Chapter 8.

If the paper reaches the bottom of the print area when any of the following line feeding commands is used, the sheet in the printer is automatically ejected and the next sheet is loaded: LF, VT, and ESC J.

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