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DFX-8000 DOT-MATRIX PRINTER Buttons ON LINE This button controls the printer's on line status. Press this button to put the printer on line or take it off line. When the printer is on line. the ON LINE light is on and the printer can receive and print data from the computer. When the printer is in top of form mode, you can press the ON LINE button to exit the mode without setting a new top of form position. You can also Press the ON LINE button to exit.tear-off mode. See the sections on adjusting the top of form position and using short tearoff in this chapter. FORM FEED/COPY When the printer is off line, press this button to advance the paper to the top of the next page. To adjust the position the paper is fed to, see the section on adjusting the top of form position in this chapter. When the printer is on line, press this button to select or cancel copy mode. See the section on printing on special paper in Chapter 2 for more information. LINE FEED/LOAD When the printer is off line, you use this button to load paper or to advance the paper after you load it. To advance the paper one line, press this button once. To advance the paper continuously, hold down the button. TEAR OFF The TEAR Off button feeds the paper to the printer's tear-off edge so you can tear off your document without losing the paper normally lost between printing jobs. To use this feature, take the printer off line after your document finishes printing and press the TEAR Off button. The printer feeds the paper to the printer's tear-off edge. After you tear off the document, press the TEAR Off or ON LINE button to feed the paper back to the top of form position. If the perforation of your paper does not align exactly with the printer's tear-off edge, you can use the MICRO FEED buttons to adjust the tear-off position. See the section on using short tear-off in this chapter. WARNING: Never use the TEAR OFF button with labels. l!!!!!f Press the FORM FEED or LINE FEED button instead to feed the printed labels to a point where you can tear them off. MICRO FEED When the printer is off line, the two MICRO FEED buttons advance or reverse the loaded paper in 1/216th-inch increments. YOU can use these buttons to adjust the paper memory, top of form, loading, printing, and tear-off positions. For more information, see the sections on using the paper memory and short tear-off features and adjusting the top of form and printing positions in this chapter. TOP OF FORM When the printer is off line, press this button to enter or exit top of form mode. You can also use this button to enter paper memory settings. For more information, see the sections on adjusting the top of form position and using the paper memory feature in this chapter. FRONT/REAR when the printer is off line. press this button to select the front or rear tractor. If you have been using paper loaded on one tractor, first remove the printed output before switching to the other tractor. When you switch tractors, the printer feeds the paper that is already loaded backward to the standby position and loads paper on the newly selected tractor. WARNING: Never use the FRONT/REAR button when labels are loaded in the printer. Also, be sure to remove any more than one page backward through the printer. WARNING: When you use multi-part forms that vary in thickness, do not press the TEAR OFF, FRONT/REAR. or reverse-feeding (bottom) MICRO FEED button or a paper jam may result. To remove these forms, tear off the fresh supply at a perforation below the front tractor, take the printer off line, and press the FORM FEED or LINE FEED button to eject the remaining forms. Note: To use the paper memory feature, you need to reset some DIP switches. See the section on changing a DIP switch setting in this chapter for instructions on how to set a DIP switch. I Setting the DIP Switches, DIP Switch 1 [SW\ l-l 1 condwad mode onfotf 1-2 1 Saahad~wJofl I ,v3 IcfhinaEromson table* ESUP mode\ 1 4 Prfntermode" l-5 NLO or draft mode Intenlational characm set (ava&blr only In Epson ESC/P I ON OFF I Paoe 1 ) Condmssd 1 Nomiiii 346 1 s l a s h e d (NotJlhld(3-14 GfWhlCS I Italics I 3-49 I I&l emulation Epson ESUP 3-14 NLO Orafl 3-43 Sea the mternabonal character set table on the next page. 'DIP Switch 2 * The default Ming for DIP smtch 1.3 vanes dependmg on the country. ** When DIP swatch l-4 is on and the pnnter IS in I&l emulation mode. the funchons of DIP swtche!s l-3. l-6, l-7. l-8. and 2-1 differ from those twci in thls table. DFX-8000-4 5/23/90 9-Pin Printers

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DFX-8000 DOT-MATRIX PRINTER
Buttons
ON LINE
This button controls the printer’s on line status. Press this button to
put the printer on line or take it off line. When the printer is on
line. the ON LINE light is on and the printer can receive and print
data from the computer.
When the printer is in top of form mode, you can press the ON LINE
button to exit the mode without setting a new top of form position.
You can also Press the ON LINE button to exit.tear-off mode. See the
sections on adjusting the top of form position and using short tear-
off in this chapter.
FORM FEED/COPY
When the printer is off line, press this button to advance the paper
to the top of the next page. To adjust the position the paper is fed
to, see the section on adjusting the top of form position in this
chapter. When the
printer
is on line, press this button to select or
cancel copy mode. See the section on printing on
special
paper in
Chapter 2 for more information.
LINE FEED/LOAD
When the printer is off line, you use this button to load
paper
or to
advance the paper after you load it. To advance the paper one line,
press this button once. To advance the paper continuously, hold
down the button.
TEAR OFF
The TEAR Off button feeds the paper to the printer’s tear-off edge so
you can tear off your document without losing the paper normally
lost between printing jobs. To use this
feature,
take the printer off
line after your document
finishes
printing and press the TEAR Off
button. The printer feeds the paper to the printer’s tear-off edge.
After you tear off the document, press the TEAR Off or ON LINE
button to feed the paper back to the top of form position.
If the perforation of your paper does not align exactly with the printer’s
tear-off edge, you can use the MICRO FEED buttons to adjust the tear-off
position. See the section on using short tear-off in this chapter.
l!!!!!f
WARNING:
Never use the TEAR OFF button with labels.
Press the FORM FEED or LINE FEED button instead to feed
the printed labels to a point where you can tear them off.
MICRO FEED
When the printer is off line, the two MICRO FEED buttons advance or
reverse the loaded paper in 1/216th-inch increments.
Y
OU
can use
these buttons to adjust the paper memory, top of form, loading,
printing, and tear-off positions. For more information, see the
sections on using the paper memory and short tear-off features and
adjusting the top of form and printing positions in this chapter.
TOP OF FORM
When the printer is off line, press this button to enter
or
exit
top
of
form mode. You can also use this button to enter paper memory
settings. For more information, see the sections on adjusting the top
of form position and using the paper memory feature in this
chapter.
FRONT/REAR
when the printer is off line. press this button to select the front
or
rear tractor. If you have been using paper loaded on
one
tractor,
first remove the printed output before switching to the other
tractor. When you switch tractors, the printer feeds the paper that
is already loaded backward to the standby position and loads paper
on the newly selected tractor.
WARNING: Never use the FRONT/REAR button when labels
are loaded in the printer. Also, be sure to remove any
more than one page backward through the printer.
WARNING: When you use multi-part
forms that vary in
thickness, do not press the TEAR OFF, FRONT/REAR. or
reverse-feeding (bottom) MICRO FEED button or a paper
jam may result. To remove these forms,
tear
off the fresh
supply at a perforation below the front tractor, take the
printer off line, and press the FORM FEED or LINE FEED
button to eject the remaining forms.
Note: To use the paper memory feature, you need to
reset some
DIP switches. See the section on changing a DIP switch setting in
this chapter for instructions on how to set a DIP switch.
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Setting the DIP Switches,
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DFX-8000-4
5/23/90
9-Pin Printers