The Control Panel - Epson ActionPrinter 3250 Manual

ActionPrinter 3250

The Control Panel

You can control the basic printer operations--form feeding, paper
loading and ejecting, and font selection-with the buttons on the
control panel. The indicator lights help you monitor the status of the
printer.
Lights
The two panel lights provide information on certain printer
conditions and settings.
READY
The READY light is on when the printer is ready to receive data from
the computer. It flashes briefly each time you turn on the printer.
The READY light also flashes under the following conditions:
The printer is out of paper.
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. The printer is in the tear-off mode (when the optional push
tractor is installed).
when an error occurs, the READY light goes off.
FONT
The two FONT lights indicate the
change when you press the FONT button. Look at the font menu on
the control panel to determine which font is selected.
Buttons
The two buttons on the control panel perform different functions,
depending on the printer mode,
FONT/YES
Press the FONT button during normal operation to cycle through the
font choices on the font menu. The two FONT lights indicate the
current selections.
When you are in the default-setting mode, use this button to enter a
positive response to a printer question or to select a new default
setting.
FORM FEED/NO
Press the FORM FEED button during normal operation to load a single
sheet of paper or to advance continuous paper to the next top-of-
form. You can also press FORM FEED to eject a page.
When you are in the default-setting mode, use this button to enter a
negative response to a
printer question or to skip to the next setting.
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FORM FEED/NO
FONT/YES
button
button
current
font setting. These lights
PAPER PARK
If you are using continuous paper, you can press the FORM FEED and
FONT buttons at the same time to move the paper back to the paper-
park position.
CAUTION: Never feed labels backward through the
printer; they may peel off their backing sheet and damage
it. Use the FORM FEED button to feed them forward.
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Other control-panel features
also
The control panel
The self test lets you check whether your printer is
Self Test
operating properly.
The hex dump allows advanced users to pinpoint
Hex dump
communications problems between the printer and
computer.
Demonstration The demonstration page is a printout of text and
type enhancements that shows you the unique
capabilities of your printer.
Selecting Character Fonts
To
choose one of the fonts available with your printer, press the
FONT button.
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The two FONT lights come on (O), go off (0), and Rash (8) to indicate
the current selection. The table below lists the fonts and shows how
the FONT lights appear for each selection.
The Roman and Sans Serif fonts can be scaled (or sized) from 8 to 32
points in 2-point increments, using your application software or
ESC/P2 commands.
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access
gives you to three special features:
FONT
YES
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