Onlinebutton; Paper Feedbutton - Star Micronics XB-2425 User Manual

ONLINE button
The I
ON LINE I
button sets the printer on-lineand off-line.The status
changeseach time you pressthe button.
Whentheprinteris on-line,it cannxeive andprintdatafromthe computer.
Whentheprinteris off-line,it stopsprintingandsendsthecomputera signal
indicatingthat it cannotacceptdata.
Theprinterpowersup in the on-linestatusif paperis loaded.If paperis not
loaded, the printer powers up off-line with the "PAPER OUT" message
blinking.When you load paper,the printergoeson-line.
You will wantto pressthe L ON
LINE I
button:
Beforeand after any otherpaneloperation
The other panel buttons operate only in the off-line state. PESSthe
ON
LINE
1
button to go off-line. After performing the panel
operation(s),press the I ON
LINE ]
buttonagainto go back on-line.
To pauseduringprinting
If you press the I
ON LINE ]
buttonduringprinting,the printerstops
printingandgoesoff-line,allowingyouto checkthe printoutor change
a control panel setting. Printing resumes when you press the
I ON
LINE
I
buttonagainto go back on-line.
To cut fanfoldforms at the end of printing
Whenyouhold the I ON
LINE
I
buttondownfor one secondwiththe
pushtractormode, t hepnntergoesoff-lineanddisplaysthe ' 'SHORTTEAR-
OFF':
message,then the printer also feeds the paper forward approxi-
matelytwoinchesforward. T hisallowsyouto cutitoffjustbelowthelast
line printed.
Whenyou pms the I ON
LINE i
buttonagainto go backon-line,the
paper feedsbackwardstoppingwhereyou left off.
NOTE: This functionis validonly whenthe buffer is empty.
PAPERFEED button
If youpressthisbuttonwhileoff-line,thepaperwillfeedforward.Ifyouhold
the buttondown,the printerwill performconsecutiveline feeds.
If you also press the [ ON
LINE
J
buttonwhile you me line-feeding,the
paperwill feed automaticallyto the top of the next page.This is explained
later.
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