Dot Matrix Printer User's Manual

Clearing the buffer/All reset

The printer stores received data in a large memory buffer. This creates a

problem when you want to abandon a printingjob and restart:the printermtiy

beholding moredatainitsbufferthanithasactuallyprinted.andthisunprinted

data must be cleared out before restarting. Turning power off is one way to

clear the buffer, but there is another way:

. .

Halttheprinting program on thecomputer. Ifprinting stopsimmediately,

the bufferisclear and the rest of this procedure isunnecessary. Ifprinting

does not stop. continue as follows:

Press the I

ONLINE

button to set the printer off-line. Printing will

now stop. but there may be data remaining in the buffer.

Press and hold the I

ON LINE

1button.

Whilepressingthe I

ON LINE

Ibuttondown,

pressandholdthe 1FONT I

button. Continue holding these two buttons down, you will hear a beep

tone and the ‘-bC’-message appears on the LCD display. If you hold these

buttons down longer. you will hear three beep tones and the printer has

been initialized to the power-on default settings.

Release these buttons, make any necessary control panel settings, then

set the printer back on-line.

It isessential to stop the printing program on the computer before you go off-

line. Otherwise, when you go back on-line the computer will start sending

data again and the printer will continue printing. with missing data from

when the buffer was cleared.

Save Macro Definition

Youcan savethecurrent settingsto the printerfor laterusewith thefollowing

procedure:

Press the [

ONLINE

] button to set the printer off-line.

Press the = button and hold it down.

While holding the EZ12NlZbutton down, press the ERTCHlbutton and

holdthem down untilthe

6’MACRO’’messageappearson the LCDdisplay.

Release both buttons at the same time after this message appears on the

LCD display to save the current setting.

If you release these buttons after the “MACRO” message has gone out on

the display, the macro has been cleared.