The Control Panel - Tally Dascom LA2810 User Manual

User Guide

The Control Panel

The control panel keys are used for controlling your work with the printer. The control panel is located on
the front right side of your printer and consists of a two-line liquid crystal display and six keys.
The functions of the keys depend on the printer's current mode (status). There are four basic modes.
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The Online mode is the printer's normal operating mode. Data from your computer can be
received and printed.
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In the Offline mode the link between printer and computer is interrupted, i.e. no data can be
received and printed.
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In the Setup mode you can either select the printer menu or carry out the so-called quick-switch
function. The quick-switch option was included so that you can change the most important
parameters (for example adjustments, character density, font, paper path, adjustments i.e. head
gap) directly without having to enter them via the menu. The settings for the parameters character
density and font are lost when the printer is switched off. They can be selected permanently
in the menu mode of the printer.
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In the Menu mode further printer settings (line spacing, size of the interface buffer etc.) can be
altered and saved permanently.
The control panel
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