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 printingjob and restart: the printer may beholding more data in itsbufferthan it has actuallyprinted,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, Halttheprinting program onthecomputer. Imprintingstops immediately, the buffer is clear and the rest of this procedure is unnecessary, If printing does not stop, continue as follows:
2.Press the I ON LINE 1 button to set the printer
3.Press and hold the 1 ON LINE I button.
4.Whilepressingthe I ON LINE Ibuttondown, press andholdthe - button. Continue holding these two buttons down, you will hear a beep tone and the “bC>’ message appears on the LCD display. If you hold these buttons down longer, you will hear three beep tones and 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 stop the printing program on the computer before you go off- line. Otherwise, when you go back
Save Macro Definition
You can save the current settings to the printer for later use with the following procedure:
1.Press the I ONLINE I button to set the printer
2.Press the - button and hold it down.
3.While holding the - button down, press the CElEi31button and hold them down until the “MACRO” message appears on the LCD display.
4.Release both buttons at the same time after this message appears on the LCD display to save the current setting.
If you release these buttons after the “MACRO” message has gone out on the display, the macro has been cleared.
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