The control panel switchescan be pressed singlyto perform the oper-
ationsindicated by their names. Other functionscan be obtained by holding
these switchesdown when you turn the printer’s power on. Still further
functionscan be executed by pressing the control panel switches in corn- ---
bination. Thischapter explains all the switchand indicator functions.
Power indicator
The powerindicator lights (yellow) whenpower is on. —
When paper is not present, the power indicator flashes.Abeep tone
also alerts you to the need to load paper. --
On Line switch
TheOn Line switchsetstheprinter on-lineand off-line.The state changes
each timeyou press the switch. —
In the on-line state the printer receivesdata from the computer and
prints the data. In the off-linestate the printer stops printing and sendsthe
computer asignalindicating that it cannot accept data. —
The printer powersup in the on-line state if paper is present. If paper
is not present, the printer powers up off-line with the Power indicator —
flashing. When you load paper the Power indicator stopsflashing, but the
printerremains off-line.To start printing you must pressthe On Line switch —
go on-line.
The two main times when you willwant to press the On Line switch
are:
.Beforeand after any other panel operation
The other panel switchesoperate only in the off-linestate. First press
the On Line switch to go off-line,then perform the panel operation, then
pressthe On Line switch again to go back on-line.
.To pauseduring printing —
Ifyou press theOn Lineswitch duringprinting,the printerstopsprinting
and goes off-line,allowing you to check the printout or change acontrol
panel setting. Printing resumeswhen you press the On Line switch again
to go back on-line.
Paper Feed switch
This switchoperates only when the printer is off-line. If you press it
oncethe paper feeds forward byone line. If you hold this switch down,the
printer performsconsecutive linefeeds.
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