Operating the printer
October 1997
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Types of messages are—
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Printer status messages—show the mode (raster or PostScript) in
which the printer is operating, the size of the media in the paper tray,
and the type of ribbon that is loaded. This information is displayed
when the printer is idle.
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Job–related messages —show status of the job closest to completion
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Media–related messages—show type of media and ribbon that are
loaded
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Error messages— appear when the paper tray is empty, when the
cover is open, or when errors occur
Use the Print and Cancel buttons to set printing options, cancel jobs,
override mismatches, and generate test prints.
Use the Cancel button as follows:
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To terminate the job that is closest to completion. For example, you
may have a job printing and a job processing. If you press Cancel, the
job being printed is ended immediately. No additional pages in that job
are printed, and the page currently being printed is ejected. If you
press Cancel again, the next job will be canceled, if one exists.
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In combination with Setup, to scroll up through the Setup menu.
Use the Print button as follows:
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To generate a test print when the printer is idle.
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To begin printing after a mismatch occurs. In combination with Setup,
to scroll down through the Setup menu.
Use the Setup/Select button to enter the Setup mode to change the
way the printer is set up. See “Working with the printer settings” on
page 3-4 for complete information.
