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Control panel, Lights, Buttons – SUPER MICRO Computer Epson Stylus Color 500 User Manual

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Ink Jet Printers

Default settings

The table below shows the default settings that take effect when
the printer is initialized.

In addition, hardware and control panel initialization erases
any text in the data buffer.

Control Panel

The printer’s control panel contains lights for displaying the
printer status and buttons for controlling certain functions, as
described in this section.

Lights

Power
On when the printer is on. Flashes during ink cartridge
installation or replacement and print head cleaning and certain
error conditions.

Ink Out O
Flashes when the black ink cartridge is low on ink. On when the
black ink cartridge is empty or not installed. The printer will not
work if the black ink cartridge is empty or not installed.

Ink Out NNN
Flashes when the color ink cartridge is low on ink. On when the
color ink cartridge is empty or not installed. The printer will not
work if the color ink cartridge is not installed. If color ink runs
out during printing, the printer stops. You can continue to print
with the black ink cartridge by switching to monochrome
printing. To do this, turn off the printer, turn it on again, and
resend the print job.

Paper Out
On when the printer runs out of paper. Flashes rapidly if there
is a paper jam.

Buttons

In addition to the button functions explained below, you can
perform additional functions using certain button combinations
while turning on the printer, as described in the “Power-on
functions” section below.

Cleaning O
Starts the black print head cleaning cycle.

Cleaning NNN
Starts the color print head cleaning cycle.

Load/Eject
Loads or ejects a sheet of paper. The printer normally loads and
ejects paper automatically.

Power-on functions

The button combinations below perform additional functions to
control the printer. Paper must be loaded in the printer for all
these operations.

Cleaning NNN + POWER switch
Checks the paper length and performs a printer self test.

Cleaning O + Cleaning NNN + POWER switch
When connected to a PC, prints a page containing a hexadecimal
representation (hex dump) of the data sent to the printer for
troubleshooting use. Continue holding down Cleaning O and
Cleaning NNN for a few seconds after turning on the printer.
Then send a print job. To exit hex dump mode, press Load/
Eject to clear the paper path. Then turn off the printer.

Cleaning O + POWER switch
Prints a demonstration page of the printer’s fonts and colors.
Continue holding down the Cleaning O button for a few
seconds after turning on the printer. To exit demonstration
mode, wait until the printer is done printing, and then turn it off.

Load/Eject + POWER switch
Enters the printer’s Default setting mode and prints an
instruction page. Continue holding down the Load/Eject
button for a few seconds after turning on the printer. To exit
Default setting mode, turn off the printer.

Cleaning O + Load/Eject + POWER switch
Enters Printer adjustment mode and prints a multilingual
instruction sheet on calibrating the printer. (Use this mode only
if you are printing from DOS applications.)

Item

Default setting

Top-of-form position

Current paper position

Page length

Single sheets: measured by self-test printing

Left and right margins

Cancelled

Line spacing

1/6-inch line spacing

Character pitch

Last font selected in Default setting mode

Vertical tab position

Cleared

Horizontal tab
positions

Every eight characters

Font selection

Last font selected in Default setting mode

Special printing effects

Cancelled (except condensed and economy
printing)

User-defined
character set

Hardware/control panel initialization: cleared
Software initialization: deselected only