Operating Instructions; Control Panel - Epson C11C605001 - DFX 9000 B/W Dot-matrix Printer Service Manual

General Description

1.4 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

This section describes the functions performed through the control panel, such as test print,
hexadecimal dump, and SelecType functions.

1.4.1 Control Panel

The printer control panel gives you easy control over most common printer operations. The panel
consists of a liquid crystal display (LCD), indicator lighk, and buttons.
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Display (LCD)
A 20-character (5 x dot matrix) by l-row liquid crystal display (LCD) unit that indicates printer
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status. A variety of printer parameters can be displayed and set using SelecType mode.
Indicator lights
On Line
on: Communication with the host is possible.
This state occurs when the system cannot shift from off line to on line, or vice
Flashing:
versa.
Form Feed
This LED indicates the data processing condition for each interface channel: S, P, L, and O.
Received data is stored in the printer but has not been printed.
on:
There is no printable data remainin gin the printer.
The printer is processing data.
Continue
Flashes when an error is detected or a maintenance procedure is needed. An error message appears
on the display at the same time.
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Figure 1-9. Control Panel
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