Dascom LA650+ Quick Start Guide - Manual (Page 12)

Control panel Quick start guide
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Control panel
The control panel and the keys are used for controlling the printer operation.
The upper line of the display shows whether the printer is in online (Ready) or
offline mode (Pause) and the paper path selected (Front1 or Single).
` Online mode
After switching on, the printer is automatically set to online mode. Only in this
mode can it receive data from the computer.
„ MX (a message only; X = 1 to 4): Shows the selected menu (Macro); for further
information refer to the User Manual on the Online CD-ROM.
„ YYY (a message only; YYY = EPS, IBM, DEC): Shows the active emulation
of the active interface (parallel or serial); for further information refer to the
User Manual on the Online CD-ROM.
„ Load key (4): No paper is loaded in the printer or the printer is in park position.
In this case the display switches between
Ready and Park Position . Press the key
to feed paper to the printing position.
„ Setup key: Sets the printer to setup mode.
„ Online key: Sets the printer to offline mode. Loaded paper will be transported
to printing position. If the printer is set to online mode by pressing the Online
key again, the printer transports the paper in tear position.
Please consider that your printer will move paper into Tear position automatically
after 1 second of inactivity by default.
` Offline mode Only in this mode is it possible to perform step, line, or form feeds from the control
panel (see “Paper transport”, page 24); however, data cannot be received.
„ Park key (1): Clears the paper path with paper loaded and activates paper path
quick selection (see “Changing the paper type”, page 18).
„ Key (2): Short keypress: Microstep forward.
Long keypress: Continuous paper feed.
„ Key (3): Short keypress: Microstep reverse.
Long keypress: Continuous paper reverse feed back to the park position.
„ Load key (4): If no paper is loaded, see above. If paper is loaded: Loads paper
from the selected paper source; the display changes to LF/FF.
Short keypress: Line Feed (LF); long keypress: Form Feed (FF).
„ Setup key: Sets the printer to setup mode.
„ Online key: Sets the printer to online mode.
Ready Front1
MX YYY Load Online
Setup
2 1 3 4
Pause Front1
Online
Setup
Park LF/FF
2 1 3 4
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