Operation

Front Panel Lights

Table 2 describes the operation of the front panel lights.

Note: If two operating conditions occur simultaneously, one which causes a light to be on constantly and one which causes the same light to flash, the light will flash.

 

 

 

 

 

Table 2. Front Panel Lights

 

 

 

 

 

 

Light

Status

Indication

Power

Off

Printer is off, or power not applied.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On

Printer is on.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Take Label

Off

Normal operation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Flashing

(Peel-Off Mode Only) Label is available. Printing is paused until the label is

 

 

 

 

removed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Error

Off

Normal operation—no printer errors.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Flashing

Printer error exists. Check the display screen for more information.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Off

Normal operation—ribbon (if used) is properly loaded.

Check

 

 

 

Printing is paused, the front panel displays a warning message, and the Pause

Ribbon

 

 

light is on.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On

• If the printer is in Direct Thermal mode: Ribbon is loaded.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• If the printer is in Thermal Transfer mode: No ribbon is loaded.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paper Out

Off

Normal operation—media is properly loaded.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On

No media is under the media sensor. Printing is paused, the display shows an

 

 

 

 

error message, and the Pause light is on.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Off

Normal operation.

Pause

 

 

 

Printer has stopped all printing operations. Either the Pause key was pressed, a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On

pause command was included in the label format, the on-line verifier detected

 

 

 

 

an error, or a printer error was detected. Refer to the display screen for more

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

information.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Off

Normal operation, no data being received or processed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Data

On

Data processing or printing is taking place. No data is being received.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Printer is receiving data from the host computer. Flashing slows when the

 

 

 

 

Flashing

printer cannot accept more data, but returns to normal once data is again being

 

 

 

 

 

received.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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