n Controls and indicators
Now let’s go over the controls and indicators of the printer,
starting with the control panel on the right. There are nine
indicators and six keys on the control panel.
IO-inch type
15-inch type
Figure 2-2. The control panel.
POWER INDICATOR - Glows green when the power is
on.
PE INDICATOR - Stands for “Paper Empty”, and glows red
when the printer runs out of paper and when certain printer
malfunctions occur.
FORM LENGTH SWITCH - Tells the printer how long the
pages are.
MODE INDICATORS - Either DRAFT or NLQ glows green
to indicate the mode (set by the Mode key or DIP switch).
‘MODE KEY - Changes the print mode every time it is pressed
when the On Line indicator is off.
PITCH INDICATORS - Shows the character pitch currently
set: Proportional (PROP), Pica (80 or 136), Elite (96 or 163)
or Pica Condensed (137 or 233).
PRINT PITCH KEY - ‘Selects one of the four available
character pitches when the On Line indicator is off.
TOF KEY - Ejects the current sheet, feeds a new sheet, and
moves the print head to the left margin when the On Line
indicator is off.
PAPER FEED KEY - Advances the paper one line at a time
when the On Line indicator is off. If you hold the key down.
you get consecutive line feeds.