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ON LINE button
The 1
ON LINE
1 button sets the printer on-line and off-line. The status
changes each time you press the button.
When the printer is on-line, it can receive and print data from the computer.
When the printer is off-line, it stops printing and sends the computer a signal
indicating that it cannot accept data.
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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
PAPER
indicator illuminating.
When you load paper, the printer goes on-line.
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You will want to press the 1
ON LINE
1
button:
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Before and after any other panel operation
The other panel buttons operate only in the off-line state. Press the
1
ON LINE
1 buttontogooff-line.Afterperformingthepaneloperation(s),
press the
I
ON LINE
1 button again to go back on-line.
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To pause during printing
If you press the
L
ON LINE
1 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 LINE
J button again to go back on-line.
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To cut fanfold forms at the end of printing
When you hold the I
ON LINE
1 button down for one second with the
push tractor mode, the printer goes off-line, then the printer also feeds the
paper forward approximately two inches forward. This allows you to cut
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it off just below the last line printed.
When you press the
I
ON LINE
I button again to go back on-line, the
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paper feeds backward stopping where you left off.
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NOTE: This function is valid only when the buffer is empty.
PAPER FEED button
If you press this button while the printer is 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 LINE
1 button while you am line-feeding, the
paper wilI feed automatically to the top of the next page. This is explained
later.
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