Chapter 5 Power ON and Using the Control Panel

Ready mode

The printer is in Ready mode after power is switched on and the self-test is performed.

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 RS-232C

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

can access the menu system and set the printer configuration and print attributes using the

Setup

 

 

keys on the control panel. Pressing

again returns to Ready mode.

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

DOWN

DOWN

DOWN

 

 

DOWN

 

* Page

* System

* After

* Inter-

* Save

Setup

Setup

Print

 

face

 

Settings

MENU

MENU

MENU

 

 

MENU

 

or

or

or

 

 

or

MENU

UP

UP

UP

 

 

UP

or

 

 

UP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MENU

or

UP

* Test

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mode

 

 

DOWN

 

 

 

 

Pressing thekey moves to the next Group Menu available. Pressing thekey

displays the first Menu Item within a Group Menu group. Pressing thekey returns to the Group Menu selection.

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Citizen Systems CLP-8301 user manual Navigating the Menu System, Ready mode