Multi-Font Printer User Manual

Thisvaluewillremainunlessyoupowerofftheprinter.If youwanttoretain
this value even after you turn off the power, store it using the Macro
Deftition function,whichis describedlater.
Notethatyoucanonlychangethisvalueimmediatelyafterloadingpaper.If
youfeedpaper,youcannotchangethe autoloadingvalue.
Clearingthebuffer/Allreset
The printerstoresreceiveddata in a largememorybuffer.This createsa
problemwhenyouwanttoabandonapnntingjob andrestart:theprintermay
beholdingmoredatainitsbufferthanithasactuallyprinted,andthisunprinted
datamustbe clearedoutbeforerestarting.Turningpoweroffisonewayto
clearthebuffer,butthemis anotherway:
1. Halttheprintingpmgramonthecomputer.Ifprintingstopsimmediately,
thebufferisclearandtherestofthisprocedureisumecessary.Ifprinting
doesnot stop,continueas follows:
2. Press the I
ONLINE
I buttonto settheprinteroff-line.Printingwill
nowstop,butthemmaybe dataremainingin thebuffer.
3. Press andholdthe I
ONLINE
I
button.
4. While pressing the I
ONLINE
I
button down, press and hold the
MODE
I
button.Continueholdingthesetwobuttonsdown.Inone
secondyouwillhearabeeptoneandthe
“BUFFER CLEAR”messageon
displaysignalingthatthebufferhas beencleared.
If youholdthesebuttonsmorethreeseconds,you willhearthreebeep
tonesandthe
“PRINTER RESET” messageon thedisplaysignalingthat
theprinterhas beeninitializedto thepower-ondefaultsettings.
5. Releasethesebuttons,makeany necessarycontrolpanelsettings,then
setthe printerbackon-line.
Itisessentialtohalttheprintingprogramonthecomputerbeforeyougooff-
line.Otherwise,whenyougo backon-linethecomputerwillstartsending
dataagainandtheprinterwillcontinueprinting,withmissingdatawherethe
bufferwas cleared.
Selectingtheprint color
Normally,theprinterprintswithblackevenif thecolorribbonisinstalled.
Withoutthe aidof software,youcanchangetheprintingcoloras follows:
1. Pressthe [ ON
LINE
I
buttonto settheprinteroff-line.
2. Pressthe I V:F?% I buttonandholdit down.
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