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5
Turning the Power On
With the ribbon and paper installed in the
FX-286,
it’s time to
turn the printer on and become acquainted with the power-up
sequence.
Plug in the printer’s power cord, making sure the outlet is properly
grounded.
Turn the power ON with the switch on the left side of the printer
(see Figure
1-16).
Figure 1-16. Turning on the power switch
When the power is turned ON:
l
The print head moves back and forth and stops at the left side of the
printer.
l The printer is initialized-any previous settings are erased, and the
printer is reset to its default (or preset) values (see Appendix A for
default settings).
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