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When switching on, ensure the slide switch SW1 is set to the ON LINE position. The POWER/
PAPER OUT light will come on and the print head will initialise itself and move to the centre of
the platen. If there is no paper in the printer, the PAPER OUT/POWER light will begin to blink.
On Line
When the printer is “on line”, it can receive data for print-
ing. When it’s oft line, it’s under your control and printing is halted.
When the printer is “on line”, the LED next to the “on line window” will
be illuminated. Pressing the ON LINE button will switch the printer
between “on-line” and “off-line”.
Park/Load
This is used when the printer is off line. It controls parking
and loading of paper to and from the push tractors, enabling the
usage of single sheets from either the insertion plate or the optional
sheet feeders.
Paper loading and other functions controlled by the PARK/LOAD func-
tion switch are described in Chapter 2.
The PARK/LOAD key is also used to set the VTOP position, also
described in Chapter 2
LF/FF
This is short for “Line Feed” (moving the paper up by one line)
or “Form Feed” (feeding one page through the printer).
With SW1 in the On Line position, but the ON LINE LED off, pressing the LF/FF button once will
feed the paper up by one line.
Pressing and holding down the LF/FF button for about a second will perform a FORM FEED and
move the paper to the start of the next page.
The LF/FF key is also used for micro adjustment mode; see the VTOP section in Chapter 2.
Quiet/ Save
In quiet mode the printing noise level is substantially reduced, though print speed
will be slower, it is operational in ON LINE or OFF LINE mode. To switch the printer to quiet
mode:
Quiet mode is enabled or disable by pressing the QUIET/SAVE key. The printer is in Quiet
mode when the LED is illuminated.
The Save function is used when the printer is in micro adjustment mode; see the VTOP section
in Chapter 2.
Changing The Appearance Of Text (The Mode Menu Groups)
When you set slide switch SW1 to MODE, slide switch SW2 becomes free and you can
move It to display four different menu groups. You can use these to change the way text is
printed.
If the printer is On Line, any changes to the appearance of the text will happen only after the
printer has printed the current line.
