Operation Of The Control Panel; Basic Pushbutton Use - Genicom 4810 User Manual

Operation of the Control Panel
The primary use of each pushbutton is printed on the button itself.
But when the PROGRAM (4) or FUNCTlON (3) keys are pressed, the
pushbuttons perform according to their printed
sub-label.
Numbers - The number printed to the side of each pushbutton can
be used to remember a pushbutton sequence for a frequently used
operation. Example: When offiine, pressing
3 - 1 - 4
will print out
the printer's configuration status sheet.
Basic Pushbutton Use
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ONLINE - Causes the printer to switch from online to local and
local to online.
The sub-label for this pushbutton is NEXT OPTION, which allows
you to move forward through the menu selections when in the
Program or Function Mode. It can be momentarily pressed to view
the next option or pressed and held to scroll.
CPI/LPI - Characters per inch/lines per inch - Used to select and
display cpl and lpi settings. Press the pushbutton once to display
the currently selected
CPI.
Press it twice within one second to
display the currently selected LPI.
When this pushbutton is pressed and held while CPI: is showing,
the display will scroll through the available cpi settings starting
with the cpl value currently set. When the pushbutton is released,
the cpi value showing on the display is selected as the current
setting. Available cpi settings are 10, 12, 13. 3, 15, and 16. 7. If a
display shows
LS
on the right, a nonstandard cpi value has been
set by the host.
Similarly, when the pushbutton is held while LPI: is showing, the
various lpi settings are shown starting with the current value.
Release the pushbutton when the lpi value you want to select is
showing on the display. Available lpi settings are 3, 4, 6, and 8. If
a display shows
LS
on the right, a nonstandard lpi value has been
set by the host.
The sub-label for this pushbutton is PREVIOUS OPTION, which
allows you to move backwards through the menu selections when
in the Program or Function Mode. It can be momentarily pressed
to view the next option or pressed and held to scroll.
TEST/CI.EAR - When pressed momentarily, fault displays are
cleared. When pressed and held (after faults have been cleared). a
rolling test pattern is printed in the currently selected font style,
cpt. lpi, and line length. When the pushbutton is released, the test
pattern stops after the print buffer is empty and the printer
performs a self-test.
The sub-label for this pushbutton is QUIT, which allows the printer
to return to Local from the Program or Function Mode.
Chapter 2. Operating the Printer
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