The printer powers up in the on-line status if paper is loaded. If paper is not loaded, the

printer powers up off-line with the

indicator illuminating and the

indicator

blinking. When you load paper, you must press the [ ON

[ button to set the printer

on-line.

 

 

 

You will want to press the I ONLINE ] button:

. Before and after any other panel operation

The other panel buttons operate in the off-line state. Press the I ONl-lNE ~buttonto go

off-line. After performing the panel operation(s), press the I ON ] button againto go back on-line.

. To pause during printing

If you press the I ON I button during printing, the printer stops printing and goes off-line, allowing you to check the printout or change a control panel setting. Printing

resumes when you press the I ON

I button again to go back on-line.

LINE FEED button

If you press this button while off-line, the paper will feed forward. If you hold the button down, the printer will perform consecutive line feeds.

If you also press the I ON ] button while you are line-feeding, the paper will eject automatically the current page. This is explained later.

FWD ADJ button

For fine alignment, you can feed the paper forward in very small increments as follows:

1.

Press the ~ ON

button to set the printer off-line.

2.

press andholddownthe

~

button. Thepaperwill start advancing inaseries

 

of small steps. When you want to stop, release this button.

REVADJ button

You can also feed the paper in small increments in reverse, to return to a higher position on the same page.

1. Press the I ON

button to set the printer off-line.

2.Press and hold down the I] button. The paper will start moving backwards in a series of small steps. When you want to stop, release this button.

If you press this button while on-line, this will change the Print Quality between High Quality (HQ) and Economy. You will hear one beep tone when the Economy mode is selected, and twice when the HQ mode is selected. The print speed is the same in both the Economy and HQ mode, but the Economy mode uses less ink.

When you select the Economy mode with this button, the printer ignores the Print Quality commands from the computer, and prints all text and graphics with the Economy mode.

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Star Micronics SJ-48 manual Line Feed button, FWD ADJ button, Revadj button