When you turn on your MPS 1000, it will remember this top of page setting and will use it when any program tells it to move to the top of the next page. If you later find that your word processing or other appli- cations program is putting your printing too high or too low on the page or is printing on the perforation, check to see that your top of page setting is correct. Once you have set the top of page, push the ON LINE button to put the printer off-line and push the FF button once to advance the paper so that you can tear off your just-printed pages and the paper will be in the right position to begin the next document.
The Control Panel Now that the paper is loaded, it is time to plug in the printer and see what the control panel does. First, see that the power switch on the right side of the printer is turned off; then plug in the power cord. Now turn on the power switch and look at the control panel on the right side of the top of your MPS 1000. See Figure 1-16 below. Figure 1-16. Control panel There are several buttons and indicator lights on the control panel. Their primary functions are described below: • The POWER light glows green when the power is on. 16