Operations Of The Control Panel; Basic States Of The Printer - Genicom LA36 User Manual

Paper Handling

Operations of the Control Panel

This section summarizes status indications and operations of the control panel in Normal
mode. For details on Set-Up mode, see Chapter 4, "Using Set-Up Mode."
Normal mode operation includes everyday operations, such as paper handling, font
selection, macro selection, and protocol selection. The first table lists basic states
represented by the
operations and required user response. Operations are listed by functions.

Basic States of the Printer

Indicator
Ready
Fault
2-4
and indicators. The second table lists Normal mode
Ready Fault
Status Printer Status
On The printer is ready for printing
or
The printer is receiving or printing data.
Blinking The printer is not ready and holds printing data.
Off The printer is not ready and it does not hold printing
data.
On The printer is out of paper.
Blinking slowly The printer has software errors (paper jam, interface
error, carriage error, paper unloading error, etc.).
Blinking fast The printer detected diagnostic errors at power-up.