Black Box PS035A - Manual (Page 19)

PQ-6 PLUS (RO)
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4. Operation
4.1 Operator Controls and Indicators
Use Figure 4-1 to locate the controls, indicators, and connectors described in this section.
Figure 4-1. Front-Panel Controls and Indicators.
4.1.1 F UNCTION S WITCHES
• Test: Pressing this switch will cause the TEST light to blink and a test pattern to be printed. If the PQ-6
(RO) cannot detect the attached printer, the TEST light will blink repeatedly. You can clear this condition
by readying the printer.
• Line Feed: Pressing the LINE FEED switch will cause the paper to advance one line for each key you press.
The internal line counter will also be advanced. For continuous line feeds, hold this switch “ON.”
• Form Feed: Pressing the FORM FEED switch will cause the paper to move to the top of the next form.
• Stop: Pressing the STOP switch stops printing on the PQ-6 PLUS (RO) Plus. It also presents “unit not
available” status to the controller. The message “press start on printer Pn” will appear on the controlling
console.
• Start: Pressing the START switch will present “unit available” status to the controller and clear the STOP
message. Printing will resume on the PQ-6 Plus.
• Reset: Pressing the RESET switch (located on the rear panel) initializes all PQ-6 PLUS (RO) hardware.
START STOP
TEST LF FF
TEST DATA
OUT
DTR LINE
SYNC
PWR