Feature/function

 

All models

 

Control panel

 

Button control for Load/Unload, Tear Off, Font, Setup,

 

 

 

 

Pitch, Macro, and paper movement functions. Control

 

 

 

panel lights indicate current status.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Font lock

 

• Locks the font selection you make from the control

 

 

 

 

panel so it is not changed by your program.

 

 

 

• Font lock is deactivated when you turn the printer off

 

 

 

 

unless it is set in the printer default settings.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pitch lock

 

• Locks pitch selections you make from the control panel

 

 

 

 

so they are not changed by your program

 

 

 

• Pitch lock is deactivated when you turn the printer off

 

 

 

 

unless it is set in the printer default settings.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Load/Unload

 

Loads and unloads continuous form paper (tractor fed)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Macro function

 

The printer has the capability of storing four unique

 

 

 

document formats to enhance flexibility when using

 

 

 

different styles of pre-printed forms.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Manual front loading for cut sheets

 

Enables printing on cut sheets or envelopes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tear Off bar

 

• Assists in removing printed continuous forms at the

 

 

 

 

perforation

 

 

 

• Assists in tearing non-perforated forms

 

 

 

• Reduces the amount of paper used, thus reducing

 

 

 

 

costs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjustable tractor

 

Lets you handle continuous form paper without

 

 

 

purchasing additional options. It can be repositioned to

 

 

 

function as:

 

 

 

•

Push tractor

 

 

 

•

Pull tractor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Control panel disable

 

Limits control panel functions to the Start/Stop,

 

 

 

FormFeed, Tear Off, and Load/Unload buttons only, thus

 

 

 

limiting the potential that untrained operators may

 

 

 

accidentally change forms settings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ribbon cartridge

 

Contains the inked fabric ribbon

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Printer tests

 

•

Power-on Self Test

 

 

 

• Printer test page—Determines whether your machine

 

 

 

 

has print problems

 

 

 

•

Demonstration Print

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Box and line drawings

 

Prints tables, charts, and other graphics as shown on your

 

 

 

computer screen

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Greek and math symbols

 

Prints a variety of symbols used in mathematical

 

 

 

equations, including subscript and superscript

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Code pages

 

Selects the characters and symbols corresponding to

 

 

 

various country languages

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Learning about the printer

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