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Operator Manual

Categories, Parameters and Selections

Within the Operator, Config, and Test menus, there are a number of catego-

ries. Within each category is a list of parameters. In some cases, a parameter can execute a function upon pressing Enter, or in other cases, it displays yet another list of selections for that parameter.

The Help menu has no categories or parameters. You'll use this menu to print out a list of all menus, categories, parameters and selections. See "How to

Print a Control Panel Selections Report", this chapter.

Using Menus

Now you are ready to learn how to access menus. Here are some things to remember:

• You must first be in Offline state to access menus.

• The Online/Offline key takes the printer Online and Offline.

• All scrolling is performed using the Up and Down Arrow keys.

• The Enter key selects parameter values or initiates a desired procedure.

• Active selections are marked with an asterisk (*).

• To exit Menu mode without making changes, depress the Clear key or the Online/Offline key.

When the printer is Online, the display reads:

Online

The name of the last loaded configuration displays on the lower line.

In this state, the only keys that respond are:

• Up and Down Arrow

• LF

• FF

• Clear

• View

• Online/Offline

When the printer is Offline, the display reads:

Offline

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Chapter 3: Printer Menus and Configuring Your Printer

In the Offline state, pressing the Menu key gives you access to the first level of the menu system. Upon doing this, the display reads:

Offline

Operator Menu

Now, in the Offline state, you may access one of four available menus (Operator, Config, Test, and Help) by pressing the Up and Down Arrow keys, followed by Enter.

As you scroll through (with Operator displaying first) the display reads in order:

Offline

Config Menu

Offline

Test Menu

Offline

Help Menu

Each of these menus except for Help has multiple levels of categories, selections and parameters. You access them by scrolling through the lists with the

Up and Down arrows, and by pressing Enter when you see the category, parameter, or selection you want.

Example: Changing Form Length Using the Menu System

Here is how the menu system works. If, for instance, you wanted to change the Form Length from the default of 66 lines to 65 lines, this is how you do it:

1. Make sure your printer is in an Offline state. If it's not, press the

Online/Offline key.

2. Press the Menu key. The display reads:

Offline

Operator Menu

3. Press Enter to select the Operator menu. The display reads

Operator Menu

Font

4. Press the Down Arrow key until you see Forms.

Operator Menu

Forms

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