Buttons - Epson DFX-8500 Service Manual

DFX-8500

Buttons

The control panel contains eleven buttons.


Button Functions during Normal Operation:
During normal operation, control panel buttons perform the following functions. (See Table 1-15.)
Button
Front/Rear
Pause
Micro Feed ↑
Micro Feed ↓
LF/FF Load
TOF (top of form)
Tear Off
Copy
Pitch
Font
Paper Select


Operation with the Power Button:
Control panel buttons perform the functions shown in Table 1-16 when pressed at the same time as the
Power button.
Table 1-16. Button Function when Combined with the Power Button
Button
LF/FF Load
Tear Off
Tear Off and LF/FF
Pause
LF/FF Load, Micro Feed ↓ and Pause*
†
Pause and Front/Rear
Copy
Paper Select
Tear Off, Micro Feed ↑, and Front/Rear
Tear Off, Micro Feed ↓, and Front/Rear
Micro Feed ↑ and Micro Feed ↓
Note: For details, see "Advanced Control Panel Functions" on page 1-36.
* All mechanism adjustment values are cleared. The printer mechanism adjustment must be performed after
this. (See Chapter 4.)
† All user setting values are replaced with the factory setting values.
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Table 1-15. Button Functions during Normal Operation
Function
Toggles between the front and rear paper paths.


Toggles between printing and paused status.


Holding this button down for three seconds resets the printer.
Feeds paper forward 1/216 inch.
Feeds paper backward 1/216 inch.


Loads the paper when the printer is empty.


Pressing this button feeds paper forward one line.


Holding this button down for a few seconds feeds paper forward one
page.


Allows top of form position adjustment.


Allows loading position adjustment when pressed just after loading
paper.
Advances continuous paper to the tear-off position.
Toggles between multi-form copy and normal printing.
Selects pitch.
Selects font.
Selects memorized paper setting.
Function
Draft self test
NLQ self test
Hex dump
DIP switch setting printout
Clear EEPROM area 2
Clear EEPROM area 1
Clear ribbon counter
This button is used for paper memory storage and
recall. See "Paper Memory Functions" on page 1-
38.
Flight time adjustment (See Chapter 4.)
Platen gap adjustment (See Chapter 4.)
Sets printable area.