Epson ActionPrinter 3000 User Manual - Page 52

SelecType, Other control-panel features, DRAFT, PRESTIGE, ROMAN, SCRIPT, SANS SERIF, OCR-B, COURIER

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Operating the Control Panel SelecType When the printer is on line, the FORM FEED button is used to select the character font. The two orange indicator lights show which font is currently selected. (See the description on the tractor cover label or the SelecType sticker.) You can put the SelecType sticker on the printer cover or the front cover provided with the optional cut-sheet feeder. You'll find the sticker inside the user's manual. SelecType DRAFT ROMAN SANS SERIF COURIER ON OFF PRESTIGE SCRIPT OCR-B ORATOR BLINKING Other control-panel features The control panel also gives you access to several special functions. Self test: The self test lets you check that your printer is operating properly and gives you a printout of the current DIP-switch settings. See the section on testing the printer in Chapter 1 for more information. Data dump: The data dump mode allows advanced users to find the cause of communication problems between the printer and application programs. The data dump mode is explained at the end of this chapter. 3-4 Using the Printer

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Operating
the Control
Panel
SelecType
When the printer is on line, the
FORM
FEED
button is used to select
the character font. The two orange indicator lights show which font
is currently selected. (See the description on the tractor cover label
or the SelecType sticker.) You can put the SelecType sticker on the
printer cover or the front cover provided with the optional cut-sheet
feeder. You’ll find the sticker inside the user’s manual.
SelecType
DRAFT
PRESTIGE
ROMAN
SCRIPT
SANS SERIF
OCR-B
COURIER
ORATOR
ON
OFF
BLINKING
Other control-panel features
The control panel also gives you access to several special functions.
Self test:
The self test lets you check that your printer is
operating properly and gives you a printout of the
current DIP-switch settings. See the section on
testing the printer in Chapter
1
for more
information.
Data dump:
The data dump mode allows advanced users to find
the cause of communication problems between the
printer and application programs. The data dump
mode is explained at the end of this chapter.
3-4
Using the Printer