The Front Panel Button
Depending on what state the printer is in, pressing the Front Panel Button allows you to control printing tasks by either starting or resuming a printer function. Use the Front Panel Button to accomplish the following tasks:
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| Wake Up |
| All lights are off while | Briefly push and release the | The printer will wake up to a |
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| plugged into power source. | button. | ready state. |
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| Self Test |
| Ready (bottom) light is on | Briefly push and release the | Prints a |
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| and the other lights are off. | button. |
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| Printer Reset |
| The Ready (bottom) Light | Press and hold the button | The reset will return the printer to |
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| will remain lit, if there are no | until the three Front Panel | the factory default settings. This |
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| printer errors. | Lights blink quickly in | clears all data from memory, |
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| succession. | including any downloaded fonts |
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| and macros. |
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| Resume (from |
| The Data (middle) Light | Briefly push and release the | Override manual feed to print |
| Manual Feed) |
| blinks. | button. | from paper cassette. |
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| Continue (from |
| Error (top) light blinks. | Briefly push and release the | Allows the printer to recover and |
| memory error) |
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| button. | continue printing the job. |
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| Form Feed |
| The Data (middle) Light and | Briefly push and release the | The remaining data in printer |
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| the Ready (bottom) Light | button. | memory will print. |
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| both remain on. |
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