User's Manual ZA-200 / ZA-250

Thisvaluewill~main unlessyoupowerofftheprinter.If youwantto retain
this value even after you turn off the power, store it using the Macro
Deftition function,whichis describedlater.
Notethatyoucanonlychangethisvalueimmediatelyafterloadingpaper.If
youfeedpaper,you cannotchangethe autoloadingvalue.
Clearingthe buffer/Allreset
The printerstoresreceiveddata in a large memorybuffer. This cxeatesa
problemwhenyouwanttoabandonaprintingjobandrestart:theprintermay
be holdingmore data in its buffer than it has actuallyprinted, and this
unprinteddatamustbeclearedoutbeforerestating.‘l’’urningpowerof fisone
way to clearthe buffer,butthemis anotherway:
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Halttheprintingprogramonthecomputer.Ifprintingstopsimmediately,
thebufferisclearandtherestofthispmcedumisunnecessary.Ifprinting
doesnot stop,continueas follows:
Press the I ONLINE I buttonto set the printeroff-line.Printingwill
now stop,buttheremaybe dataremainingin the buffer.
Press andholdthe r ON LINE [ button.
While pnxsing the I ON LINE 1 button down, press and hold the
m button. Continueholding these two buttons down. In few
secondsyou will hear a beep tone signalingthat the buffer has been
cleared.
If youholdtheseswitchesmomthreeseconds,youwillhearthreebeep
tones signalingthat the printer has been initializedto the power-on
defaultsettings.
Releasethesebuttons,makeany necessarycontrolpanelsettings,then
set the printerbackon-line.
It isessentialtohaltthepnntingprogramonthecomputerbeforeyougooffline.
Otherwise,whenyou go back on-linethe computerwillstartsending
dataagainandthepnnterwillcontinueprinting,withmissingdatawherethe
bufferwas cleared.
Selectingtheprint color
Normally,theprinterpMts withblackevenif thecolorribbonis installed.
Withoutthe aid of software,youcan changetheprintingcoloras follows:
1. Pressthe 1 ONLINE I buttonto setthe printeroff-line.
2. Pressthe ~] buttonandholdit down.
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