User's Manual

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1-8. Using the Printer
You can control the basic paper feeding operations of the printer with the button on the
control panel. The indicator lights help you monitor the printer’s status.
1-8-1. Control Panel (LED)
1-8-2. Feed Button
Press the FEED button once to advance paper one line. You can also hold down the FEED
button to feed paper continuously.
The button can be disabled by the ESC c 5 command.
1-8-3. Panel lights : LED (Color)
 POWER (BLUE)
The POWER light is “ON” whenever the printer is “ON”.
 ERROR (RED)
This indicates an error. See 2-3 Error Status and Error Resolution< Page 21> for
information of what to do when this light comes on.
 NO PAPER ( RED)
This light indicates the near end of the paper roll. Install a new paper roll and the printer
will continue printing.
When the light blinks, it indicates the self-test printing standby state or macro execution
standby state when the macro execution command is used.
 SLEEP MODE
When the standby state is maintained for a period of time, the printer automatically
switches to "sleep mode", and the power LED is turned off . However, the printer wake up
from "sleep mode", and the power LED is turned on if you press the paper feed button or
the printer receive the printing data. (Please refer to the ELLIXSet manual for "sleep mode"
setting.)