Star Micronics NX-1000, User Manual

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T h e c o n tro l p a n e l sw itc h e s c a n be p resse d singly to p e rfo rm th e o p e r ­
a tio n s in d ic a te d by th e ir n a m e s. O th e r fu n c tio n s c a n be o b ta in e d by h o ld in g
th e se sw itc h es d o w n w h en y o u tu rn th e p r in te r ’s p o w e r o n . S till f u rth e r
fu n c tio n s c a n be e x e c u te d by p ressin g th e c o n tr o l p a n e l sw itc h es in c o m ­
b in a tio n . T h is c h a p te r e x p la in s all the sw itc h a n d in d ic a to r fu n c tio n s.
Pow er indicator
T h e p o w e r in d ic a to r lig h ts (yellow ) w h e n p o w e r is on.
W h e n p a p e r is n o t p re se n t, th e p o w e r in d ic a to r flash es. A b ee p to n e
a lso a le rts y o u to th e n ee d to lo a d p a p e r.
On Line switch
T h e O n I ,ine sw itch sets th e p rin te r o n -lin e a n d o ff-lin e. T h e s ta te c h a n g e s
e a c h tim e y o u p ress th e sw itch.
In th e o n -lin e s ta te th e p rin te r receives d a ta fro m th e c o m p u te r a n d
p r in ts th e d a ta . In th e o ff-lin e s ta te th e p r in te r s to p s p rin tin g a n d se n d s th e
c o m p u te r a signal in d ic a tin g th a t it c a n n o t a c c e p t d a ta .
T h e p r in te r p o w e rs u p in th e o n -lin e sta te i f p a p e r is p re se n t. If p a p e r
is n o t p re se n t, th e p r in te r p o w e rs u p o ff-lin e w ith th e P o w e r in d ic a to r
flash in g . W h e n y o u lo a d p a p e r th e P o w e r in d ic a to r s to p s flash in g , b u t th e
p r in te r re m a in s o ff-lin e . T o s ta r t p rin tin g y o u m u s t p re ss th e O n L ine sw itch
g o o n -lin e .
T h e tw o m a in tim es w h en y o u will w a n t to p re ss th e O n L ine sw itch
are:
• B efo re a n d a f te r a n y o th e r p a n e l o p e ra tio n
T h e o th e r p a n e l sw itc h es o p e ra te o n ly in th e o ff-lin e sta te , l irst press
th e O n L in e s w itc h to g o o ff-lin e, th e n p e rfo rm th e pan el o p e r a tio n , th e n
p ress th e O n L in e sw itc h a g a in to g o b a c k o n -lin e .
• T o p a u se d u r in g p r in tin g
I f y o u p re ss th e O n L in e sw itc h d u r in g p rin tin g , th e p rin tc i sto p s p rin tin g
a n d g o es o ff-lin e , a llo w in g y o u to c h e c k th e p r in to u t o r c h a n g e a c o n tro l
p a n e l se ttin g . P rin tin g re su m e s w h e n y o u p re ss th e O n I m e sw itch a g a in
to g o b ac k o n -lin e .
Paper Feed switch
T h is sw itc h o p e r a te s o n ly w h e n th e p r in te r is oil line If y o u p ress it
o n c e th e p a p e r feeds fo rw a rd b y o n e line. I f y o u h o ld this sw itch d o w n , th e
p r in te r p e rfo rm s c o n s e c u tiv e lin e feeds.
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