Indicators

The control panel has a number of lights that indicate the state of the printer. The meanings of the indicators are as follows.

Figure 2-3. Control panel indicators

Table 2-l. Messages of panel indicator lights

Indicator

Color

O N

OFF

Blinking

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

POWER

Green

Power on

Power off

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ON LINE

Green

On-line state

Off-line state

see

below

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

READY

Green

Ready to

Not ready to

see

below

 

 

 

 

receive data

receive data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INK LOW

Red

Ink supply low

Ink supply

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

adequate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PAPER OUT

Red

No more paper

Paper in platen

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Meaning of blinking indicators

The ON LINE indicator will blink in the following cases:

Cause

Temperature of the print head is below 59°F

At power-up during head cleaning

Rate

5 times a second

2 times a second

The READY light will blink during data transmission. This flickering is normal.

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