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Chapter 3 Operating the Printer
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Menu Control
The Menu control feature allows the operator to restrict/allow access
to the other menus, Operator, Setup and Maintenance. This menu is
only visible after using the following procedure during power up:
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Simultaneously depress the
On Line
pushbutton and the
↑
pushbutton while turning the power on to the printer.
The printer will power up as normal, however, when accessing the
menu options, a fourth menu, Menu Control will be viewable and
accessible.
SETTING UP A FORMAT
Setting up the physical boundaries and other parameters of a format
consists of setting the format name, font style, character set, country,
CPI, LPI, form length, top margin, bottom margin, left margin, right
margin, top print ref, horizontal expansion, vertical expansion,
vertical expansion options, printing modifiers, print options and slew
rate.
Although the entire length of the form is available for printing, some
combination of a top and bottom margin or a bottom margin and
offset is recommended to avoid printing on the paper perforation and
possibly snagging print wires.
NOTE
Up to ten stored set up configurations (formats) may be stored
for later recall using the Format pushbutton on the control
panel. Each format should have a unique name.
Active Format
An active format is the format description, set of set up parameters
that presently resides in the printer’s processor. When printing
starts, these active formats are used to format the page.
The active format can be a description that was entered through the
control panel, sent from the host, or one of the stored formats
selected. The active format is labeled ACTIVE on the status page
printout.
