Printronix P8000 Series Cartridge Ribbon Printer - Manual (Page 32)

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Chapter 3 The Control Panel
PREV or NEXT (  or  )
Moves between the options on the current level of configuration menu. In the
configuration menu, press

to scroll backward or press

to scroll forward
through the menu selections on the same level.
PREV + NEXT (  +  )
When both keys are pressed simultaneously, the printer will reset to the
power-up configuration and reset its internal state (in offline mode).

+ ONLINE (IPDS Emulation only)
In offline mode, press  + ONLINE. If there is data in the printer buffer, the
printer will be placed in online mode, print one page, and return to the offline
mode. This action can be repeated until the end of a print job. Only one page
prints each time you press
 + ONLINE. If there is no data in the printer
buffer, the printer is placed in online mode.
In the fault state,  + ONLINE does not work.

+ ADVANCE (IPDS Emulation only)
In offline mode, press  + ADVANCE. The printer will perform a reverse
linefeed. If you hold down the  + ADVANCE keys for longer than
1/2 second, the printer moves to the previous top-of-form position. If there is
data in the printer buffer, the data does not print.
In the fault state,  + ADVANCE does not work.
 + VIEW (IPDS Emulation only)
In offline mode, press  + VIEW. If there is data in the IPDS printer buffer, the
printer will be placed in online mode, print one line, and return to offline mode.
This action can be repeated until the end of the job. This function prints only
one line of text. If the data is not text, only 1/6 inch prints. If there is no data in
the printer buffer, the printer is placed in online mode for one second and then
returns to offline mode.
In the fault state,  + VIEW does not work.
Ribbon Life Indicator
The bottom of the LCD displays the remaining life of the currently installed
ribbon. The default settings for this feature should match the requirements for
most applications; no special user setup is needed. If your particular
application requires darker printing or can tolerate lighter printing, the ribbon
end point can be adjusted as appropriate. Please refer “Ribbon End Point” on
page 90.