Lexmark Forms Printer 2491 User's Guide - Page 32

Setting the printer online or offline, Start/Stop

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Layer 2 operator panel lights Light Light status What it means Macro On The specified macro function is activated. For more information, see "Forms Macro menu options" on page 96. Off No macro is being used, or Macros have been disabled in the Setup menu. Pitch On You (or your software application) selected one of the printer's standard pitches. Pitch Lock On Pitch Lock is active and prevents your software application from changing the pitch you selected on the operator panel. For more information, see "Selecting or locking a pitch" on page 32. Setting the printer online or offline The printer must be online to accept data. To set the printer: • Online, press Start/Stop; the Ready light comes On. If paper is not loaded, the Paper Out light blinks. When online, the printer is ready to receive print jobs. • Offline, press Start/Stop; the Ready light goes Off. The printer finishes printing the current line and then stops printing. To resume printing, press Start/Stop until the Ready light is On. Operator panel 28

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Operator panel
Setting the printer online or offline
The printer must be online to accept data.
To set the printer:
Online, press
Start/Stop
; the Ready light
comes
On
.
If paper is not loaded, the Paper Out light
blinks. When online, the printer is ready to
receive print jobs.
Offline, press
Start/Stop
; the Ready light
goes
Off
.
The printer finishes printing the current line
and then stops printing. To resume printing,
press
Start/Stop
until the Ready light is
On
.
Layer 2 operator panel lights
Light
Light
status
What it means
Macro
On
The specified macro function is
activated. For more information, see
“Forms Macro menu options” on
page 96.
Off
No macro is being used, or Macros
have been disabled in the Setup
menu.
Pitch
On
You (or your software application)
selected one of the printer's
standard pitches.
Pitch Lock
On
Pitch Lock is active and prevents
your software application from
changing the pitch you selected on
the operator panel. For more
information, see “Selecting or
locking a pitch” on page 32.