Intermec manual Managing Power on the PB50

Chapter 1 — Using the PB50 Mobile Label and Receipt Printer

Managing Power on the PB50

Use the power options on the PB50 to manage and conserve battery power. From the Power option in Setup menu, you can set Low Battery, Sleep Timer, and Standby Timer.

Use the Low Battery option to set the battery voltage at which the low battery warning appears. The values for Low Battery range from 12.1 V to 16.8 V in 0.1 V increments. The default setting is 13.5 V.

Use the Sleep Timer option to set the amount of time it takes for the PB50 to go to “sleep” if the printer is not printing and you do not have any interaction with it. When the printer goes to “sleep,” it turns off the backlight and it dims the Ready-to-Work indicator. By default, the printer backlight turns off after 20 seconds of no user interaction. You can set Sleep Timer to always off, always on, 5 seconds, 10 seconds, 20 seconds, 30 seconds, or 60 seconds. The backlight turns on when:

•the printer begins printing.

•you press a button.

•you connect the printer to external power.

•you are communicating with or sending data to the printer.

Note: If you have Sleep Timer set to always on, the Standby timer setting will have no effect on the PB50.

Use the Standby Timer option to turn off power to the radio, the display, and the backlight. The Standby Timer option has the same effect on the PB50 as pressing the Standby button. When the printer is in Standby mode, both the LCD and the Ready-to-Work indicator are turned off. You can set Standby Timer to 5 mins, 10 mins, 20 mins, 30 mins, 60 mins, or disabled. Press the Standby button to turn the printer back on.