
This value will remain unless you power off the printer. If you want to retain this value even after you turn off the power, store it using the Macro Definition function, which is described below.
Note that you can only change this value immediately after loading paper. If you feed paper, you cannot change the auto loading value.
Clearing the buffer/All reset
The printer stores received data in a large memory buffer. This creates a problem when you want to abandon a printing job and restart: the printer may be holding more data in its buffer than it has actually printed, and this unprinted data must be cleared out before restarting. Turning power off is one way to clear the buffer, but there is another way:
1.Halt the printing program on the computer. If printing stops immedi- ately, the buffer is clear and the rest of this procedure is unnecessary. If printing does not stop, continue as follows:
2.Press the ( ON LINE ) button to set the printer
3.Press and hold the ( ON LINE )button.
4.While pressing the ( ON LINE ) button down, press and hold the (FONT)button. Continue holding these two buttons down. In one second you will hear a beep tone signaling that the buffer has been cleared.
If you hold these buttons more three seconds, you will hear three beep tones signaling that the printer has been initialized to the
5.Release these buttons, make any necessary control panel settings, then set the printer back
It is essential to halt the printing program on the computer before you go off- line. Otherwise, when you go back
NOTE : If you are using the
Selecting the print color
Normally, this printer prints with black even if the color ribbon is installed. Without the aid of software, you can change the printing color as follows: