Star Micronics XB24-10, XB24-15 user manual Quiet Mode, Paper Handling, Form feed, Paper parking

QUIET MODE

To select Quiet mode, the printer must be on-line. While it is on-line, press the ~?%YC button. This will alternately illuminate and extinguish the QUIET indicator. When in Quiet mode, the printer will print slightly slower, but at a reduced noise level.

NOTE

If you press the ‘1-n 4 button while the printer is off-line, the,?+X button will perform its normal function, ie it will feed paper.

PAPER HANDLING

The following sections describe the ways in which you can control paper feeding, etc by means of the front panel controls:

Form feed

A form feed can be achieved from the front panel in the following way:

1 Put the printer off-line, by pressing the #C&%1 button, so that the indicator is extinguished.

2Press the >=REE button, and keep it depressed.

3Press the ’ 0~~5 button momentarily.

4The paper will then move forward to the top of the next sheet (fanfold paper), or eject a cut sheet.

5Set the printer on-line again (‘- 0~LIE:Zbutton) to resume printing.

Paper parking

Paper parking is useful if you am using fanfold paper, and you want to print a document on one or two sheets of cut-sheet paper. The printer “parks” the fanfold paper safely out of the way, so that you do not need to unload the paper before inserting cut-sheet paper, then, when you have finished printing on cut-sheet paper, moves the fanfold paper back to its original position so that you can restart printing.

To use this facility, follow the instructions below:

1Put the printer off-line (press the C~@+1 button, so that the indicator goes out).

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