About Online and Offline2-4Using the Printer2About Online and OfflineThe state in which the printer can receive data from a personal computer and canprint the data is called "online" and the state in which the printer cannot receivedata is called "offline". The printer should be offline when you operate the printerusing the menu on the control panel.OnlineWhen the printing data is coming from a personal computer, it is necessary that theprinter is online. Make sure that the printer is online when you print. If the printer isnot online, bring the printer online as described in the following procedure.1 Press [PRINT].The indicator of the key lights up.2 Press [OK] to turn on the ON LINE indicator.The printer comes online and is ready for printing.IMPORTANT• When the printer is in the error status (when the ALARM indicator is on or the digitpart of the message is flashing), the printer will not be able to go online. Removethe cause of the error before bringing the printer online.• The printer does not come online during operations such as selecting a menufunction, a paper feeding procedure, or setting the paper size. Finish the operationbefore bringing the printer online.• Do not open the cover of the machine or the paper drawer while printing. If it isopened, the printer will stop printing and the printer may not be able to resumeprinting again.PRINTOK
