User`s guide
R4C4590
Rev. D
A5 size COVER.FM
3/30/01 Pass 0
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Control Panel Buttons and Lights
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ear Off/Bin button (LQ-680)
● Advances continuous paper to the tear-off position.
● Feeds continuous paper backward from the tear-off
position to the top-of-form position.
● Selects a cut-sheet feeder bin.
● Turns on the card mode to print on postcards and envelopes.
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ear Off/Bin lights (LQ-680)
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f f when continuous paper is in the tear-off position.
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o n when bin 1 of the optional cut-sheet feeder is selected.
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n o when bin 2 of the optional cut-sheet feeder is selected.
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n n when the printer is in the card mode.
Pause button
Stops printing temporarily, and
resumes printing when pressed
again. When pressed for three
seconds, turns on the *micro adjust
mode. To turn off, press again.
Pause light
● On when the printer is paused.
● Flashes when the printer is in the
*micro adjust mode.
● Flashes when the print head has
overheated.
Font button
Selects the font.
Condensed button
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urns on and off the condensed mode.
Reset
W
hen you press both the Font and Condensed buttons
simultaneously, the printer clears its buffer and return to
its default settings.
Paper Out light
● On when no paper is loaded
in the selected paper source
or paper is not loaded
correctly.
● Flashes when paper has not
been fully ejected or a
paper jam has occurred.
Paper Source button & lights (LQ-680Pro)
Select a paper source. See Chapter 2.
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ear Off/Special Paper button (LQ-680Pro)
● Advances continuous paper to the
tear-off position.
● Feeds continuous paper backward
from the tear-off position to the
top-of-form position.
● Turns on the card mode or envelope
mode.
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ear Off/Special Paper lights (LQ-680Pro)
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f f when continuous paper is in the
tear-off position.
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o n when the printer is in the card
mode.
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n o when the printer is in the envelope
mode.
*Micro Adjust mode
When you hold down the Pause button for three
seconds, the printer enters the micro adjust mode.
In this mode, you can press the LF/FFD and
Load/EjectU buttons to adjust the top-of-form or
tear-off position. See Chapter 2.
LF/FF button
● Feeds paper line by line when pressing shortly.
● Ejects a single sheet or advances continuous
paper to the next top-of-form position when held
down.
Load/Eject button
● Loads a single sheet of paper.
● Ejects a single sheet of paper if a sheet is loaded.
● Loads continuous paper from the standby
position.
● Feeds continuous paper backward to the
standby position.
LQ-680
LQ-680Pro
n = On
f = Flashing
o = Off










