Star Micronics LC-200 user manual Clearingthe buffer/Allreset, Selectingtheprint color

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Thisvaluewillremainunlessyoupowerofftheprinter.If youwantto retain this value even after you turn off the power, store it using the Macro Definitionfunction,which is describedbelow.

Note that you can only changethis valueimmediatelyafterloadingpaper. If you feed paper, you cannotchangethe auto loadingvalue.

Clearingthe buffer/Allreset

The printer stores receiveddata in a large memory buffer.This creates a problemwhenyouwantto abandonaprintingjobandrestart:theprintermay be holding more data in its buffer than it has actually printed, and this unprinteddata must be clearedout before restarting.Turningpower off is one way to clear the buffer,but there is anotherway:

1.Halt the printingprogramon the computer.If printing stops immedi- ately,the bufferis clearand the rest of thisprocedureis unnecessary.If printingdoes not stop,continueas follows:

2.Press the ( ONLINE 3 button to set the printer off-line.Printing will now stop, but there may be data remainingin the buffer.

3.Press and hold the ( ON LINE )button.

4.While pressing the ( ON LINE > button down, press and hold the

-button. Continueholdingthesetwobuttonsdown.Inone second you will hear a beep tone signalingthat the bufferhas been cleared. If you hold these buttonsmore three seconds,you will hear three beep tones signalingthat the printer has been initializedto the power-on defaultsettings.

5.Releasethese buttons,make any necessarycontrolpanel settings,then set the printer back on-line.

It is essentialto halttheprintingprogramon thecomputerbeforeyougooff- line. Otherwise,when you go back on-linethe computerwill start sending dataagainandtheprinterwillcontinueprinting,withmissingdatawherethe buffer was cleared.

NOTE:If you are using the SPC-8K, Serial-ParallelConverter,reset the converterby pressingthe red Clearbuttonon it beforeyouresetthe printer.

Selectingtheprint color

Normally,this printerprintswithblackeven if the colorribbonis installed. Withoutthe aid of software,you can changethe printingcolor as follows:

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