User guide The control panel29The control panelThe control panel keys are used for controlling your work with theprinter. The control panel is located on the front right side of yourprinter and consists of a two-line LC display and six keys.The functions of the keys depend on the printer’s current mode (sta-tus). There are four basic modes.` The Online mode is the printer’s normal operating mode. Data fromyour computer can be received and printed.` In the Offline mode the link between printer and computer is inter-rupted, i.e. no data can be received and printed.` In the Setup mode you can either select the printer menu or carryout the so-called quick-switch function. The quick-switch option wasincluded so that you can change the most important parameters (forexample adjustments, character density, font, paper path, adjust-ments i.e. head gap) directly without having to enter them via themenu. The settings for the parameters character density and fontare lost when the printer is switched off. They can be selected per-manently in the menu mode of the printer.` In the Menu mode further printer settings (line spacing, size of theinterface buffer etc.) can be altered and saved permanently.5
