ONLINE button
The (ONLINE )button setsthe printer on-lineand off-line.The status
changeseachtime youpress thebutton.
Whentheprinteris on-line,itcan receiveandprintdatafromthe computer.
Whentheprinterisoff-line,it stopsprintingandsendsthecomputerasignal
indicatingthatit cannotacceptdata.
Theprinterpowersup inthe on-linestatusifpaper isloaded.If paperisnot
loaded,the printerpowersup off-linewith the POWERindicatorflashing.
Whenyou loadpaper,the POWERindicatorstopsflashing,and theprinter
goeson-line.
Youwill wantto press theCON LINE )button:
●Beforeand afterany otherpaneloperation
The other panel buttonsoperate only in the off-line state. Press the
(ONLINE )button to go off-line. After performing the panel
operation(s),pressthe (ONLINE )buttonagainto go backon-line.
●Topause duringprinting
If you press the(ONLINE )buttonduring printing,the printer stops
printingandgoes off-line,allowingyouto check theprintoutor change
acontrolpanelsetting.Printingresumeswhenyoupressthe{ONLINE )
buttonagainto go back on-line.
●Tocut fanfoldforms atthe end ofpnnting
Whenusingfanfoldforms, youcanhold the (ONLINE )buttondown
for one second.In additionto goingoff-line, theprinter also feeds the
paperforwardapproximatelytwoinches.Thisallowsyoutocut itoffjust
belowthe lastline printed.
Whenyou pressthe (ONLINE )buttonagainto go backon-line,the
paperfeeds backwardstoppingwhereyouleft off.
NOTE:Thisfunctionis valid onlywhen thebuffer isempty,
PAPERFEED button
If youpress thisbutton whileoff-line,the paperwill feed forward.If you
ho~dthebuttondown,the printerwill performconsecutivelinefeeds.
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