Panasonic Kx-P3626 Operating Instructions Manual page 57

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Initialization
The
printer
is
initialized
under
the following conditions:
—
the
AC
pow
er
is
turned
on
—
the
PRIME
signal
is
received
—
the
RESET PRINTER command
Is
received
—
the clear buffer function
is
used
When
the printer
is
initialized,
the following conditions
are
set:
—
the
print buffer
is
cleared
—
the receive
buffer
is
cleared
(not
cleared by
RESET
PRIN
TER
co
mmand)
—
the
download
character buffer
is
cleared
(not
cleared by
PRIME
signal
in
IBM
Proprinter
XL24E
mode
or
by
RESET PRINTER command)
—
the
initial
setup
modes
are read
and
set
—
horizontal
tabs are
set
every 8
columns
—
vertical
tab settings
are cleared
—
all
modes
set
by
control
and escape
commands
will
be
cleared
—
present form
position
is
designated as
Top
of
Form
—
the
self test
mode
is
cleared
—
the control
panel
settings
are read
and
set
—
control
panel settings are not
changed
by
PRIME
signal or
RESET
PRINTER command*
—
the printhead
goes
to
the
home
position
*
Some
software
packages send
PRIME
signal
at
the
beginning
of their
programs.
Print
modes
set
by
the Control
Panel
will
not
change.
User Clear Function
This function
initializes
the printer
from
the Control Panel. This feature
is
very
useful
when
you want
to
clearthe receive
buffer (information recently sent
from
the
computer and
is
currently printing)
without
changing the Control
Panel
settings.
1.
Press
[ON
LINE]
to
stop the printing
and
enter the
OFF
LINE mode.
2. While pressing
[
ON
LINE
)
,
press
[
FONT
]
to clear
the data
in
the receive
buffer.
3.
Press
(ON
LINE
]
to
re-enter the
ON
LINE mode.
Hex
Dump
In this
mode,
all
data received from
the
computer
is
printed
in
hex code
instead
of
the
normal ASCII
characters. Function
codes
for
the
printer
(CR, LF,
HT,
etc.)
are
not
executed. This
mode
is
very useful
to
debug programs.
To
enter the
Hex
Dump
mode:
While
pressing
(
FONT
]
,
turn
the
power
on.
To
release the
Hex
Dump
mode:
Turn
the
power
off,
then
back
on.