
Chapter 5 Power ON and Using the Control Panel
Ready mode
The printer is in Ready mode after power is switched on and the
READY
The LCD (Display) shows “READY” and the READY LED is lit. In this state, you can perform the media feed, printing stop/restart etc using the keys on the control panel. (See P12)
READY Parallel
READY
The display shows the name of the receiving interface when data is received from the host computer. In this state, the printer receives and processes the information accordingly.
If no data is received for 5 seconds, the printer returns to Ready mode with no interface selected and continues to scan all installed interfaces for incoming data.
Menu mode
* Page | The printer enters the Menu mode when the | key is pressed. In this state, you | |
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5.4 Navigating the Menu System
The printer uses the same operating procedure to set various print attributes and configuration settings. This section describes the relationship between the different menu levels as well as the functions of the and
keys on the control panel.
The Group Menu is the highest level of the menu tree and consists of six options as shown in the diagram below. Beneath each Group Menu are a number of Menu Items from which a desired Value can be selected, increased or decreased.
Group Menu selection
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Pressing thekey moves to the next Group Menu available. Pressing the
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displays the first Menu Item within a Group Menu group. Pressing thekey returns to the Group Menu selection.
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