Operator Controls

QL Series printers are available with one of two possible control panels. The standard control panel is detailed below and in Figure 9. The optional control panel (Figure 10) features an LCD which allows easy display and selection of many printer functions detailed on following pages.

Standard Keypad

The standard keypad has three control buttons and two mul- tipurpose indicators.

•The Power button turns the printer on and off.

•The Feed button advances a length of media which is determined by the type of media being used. Label media will be advanced to the next gap or bar sense marker. Journal (plain) media will be advanced a length determined by the printer’s software.

•The Function button is controlled by a printer’s specific application to support such functions as:

Print a battery level report.

Print the Local Area Network (LAN) status

Print a Short Range Radio Frequency (SRRF) status

Print a media supply report

The green LED on the left side of the control panel indicates the status of several printer features:

•A slowly blinking sequence indicates the printer’s battery needs charging.

•Printers with a wireless QuickLink module installed: a quickly blinking sequence indicates the printer has not established a link to either a Local Area Network or a compatible wireless equipped terminal.

•Printers with a wireless QuickLink module installed: A steadily lit indicator shows that the printer has established a wireless link, either to the LAN or to a compatible terminal.

A steadily lit green indicator on a non-wireless printer is a power-on indicator.

The yellow LED on the right side of the control panel has two indication conditions.

•A rapidly blinking yellow LED and a chime indicate that no application has been loaded into the printer.

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