,
"
Operation
switches
and
checking
function
• Power switch
The power switch is indicated by
"POWER"
on
the rear
side
of
this machine. Press this switch towards the
"ON"
side
("
I")
in order to turn on power..
• Opl'ration switches .
POWER
Fig.
21
Cl
ON
LINE
11
=NO
PAPERiI
Cl
POWER
On the control panel on the front side
of
this machine,
there are 3 switches and 3 indicators.
ON/OFF
LINE
IITOP
OF
FORMiI
LINE
FEEO
I I I I I
I
Fig.22
Indication on the control panel
Switches
TOP
OF
FORM Feeds paper to the designated form feed position. (See Note
I)
1--=-=-=---=-=---=-=-=-==-----1--
LINE FEED Changes lines. When this switch
is
pressed once, feed operation for
~
______
--I-_.::o::n~IY
one line will be carried out. (See
Note
I)
ON/OFF LINE
Indicators
POWER
ON
LINE
NO
PAPER
• Selects ON-LINE
or
OFF-LINE.
•
Every time this switch
is
pressed, ON-LINE or OFF-LINE
is
selected
alternately.
• No operation
will
be caused when the carriage
is
operated
or
during
line feed.
Lights when power
is
turned ON. (Red light)
Lights when
ON-LINE
is
selected. (Green light)
Lights when there
is
no printing paper left. (See Note 2) (Green light)
(Note
1)
This switch cannot
be
operated when the printer
is
ON-LINE.
(Note 2) When the
PE
detecting function
is
neglected by the use
of
software, printing can be con-
tinued even
if
the NO PAPER indicator
is
lit.
For
normal operation, actuate the PE safety
function, in order
to
prevent breakdown.
• Self-diagnosis function (incremental printing)
When power
is
turned on while the line feed switch
is
pressed, the self-diagnosis routine
will
be
actuated to print all characters sequentially.
If
it
is
desired to stop this function, turn
off
power.
When self-diagnosis function
is utilized, use paper with a width
of
15 in. Otherwise, printing will be
made outside the paper, causing breakdown
of
the head.
• Override function
When the
ON/OFF LINE switch
is
pressed
in
PE
condition, SELECT condition will emerge, cancel-
ling
PE
and reading data for one line. After printing, OFF-LINE
will
be selected again. This function
can be effectively utilized when paper sheets are used, provided that
ROM
unit MZ-8BP4R
or
MZ-8SR4R
is
employed.
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