Printronix P8000 Series Administrator's Manual page 30

Chapter 3
The Control Panel
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Eject Function — When the VIEW key is pressed and the View Function
menu is set to Disable, or when the View Function menu is set to Enable
and the VIEW key is pressed for a long time (more than 1/2 second), the
bottom of the last printed form will move to the tear bar position as set by
the Tear Bar Dist. menu value. The message "READY TO TEAR/EJECT
To Return" displays. While in this position, pressing the UP or DOWN
arrow keys moves the paper up or down in 1/72 inch increments. Refer to
the Up and Down key functions for additional details on the microstep
feature. When the VIEW key is pressed a second time, the printer will
move the paper either forward or backward to enable printing on the next
available form.
CANCEL
In offline mode, this key cancels all data in the print buffer, if enabled in the
"ADVANCED USER Menu" (see page 225). The print buffer is cleared without
printing any of the data and the current paper position is set as the top-of-
form. If this function is disabled, the CANCEL key will be ignored.
NOTE: 1. Use of this key will cause loss of data.
TOF
Sets the top-of-form on the printer. This key is active only when the printer is
offline and will not operate if the printer is in a fault condition. The paper
moves down to the print position and aligns to the top-of-form. Refer to the
Quick Setup Guide for complete instructions on how to set the top-of-form.
NOTE: If there is any data in the buffer, the paper will move to the last print
CONFIG
In offline mode, CONFIG prints the current short configuration. This key
requires a confirmation with the ENTER key; pressing any other key will exit
from this function. See "The Configuration Menus" on page 53 for an
explanation of configuration menus.
SELECT
In offline mode, this key allows for fast selection of any of the previously
stored configurations. Pressing this key causes the printer to cycle through
the following configuration load options: Factory, Cfg 1, Cfg 2, Cfg 3,..., Cfg 8.
For H-Series models, this key can be alternatively configured to select Print
Mode.
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2. For OpenPrint products, pressing the CANCEL key advances the
paper to the next TOF.
position.