Understanding the Operator Panel Indicator Lights

The indicator lights, which can be on, off, or blinking, are shown in Figure 9.

Figure 9. Operator Panel Indicator Lights
Indicator Condition
Power
On
—the printer is on.
Off
—printer is turned off or unplugged from the power outlet.
Online
On
—the printer is online and idle. (Printer must be online to print
jobs.)
Blinking
—the printer is online and receiving or processing data.
Off
—the printer is offline. The printer must be offline before you can
change the menu settings.
Continue
On
—a condition that requires operator attention exists. Press the
Continue key to resume printing or press the Cancel Print. key to
cancel printing. (If the Auto-Continue function is on, the printer may
automatically resume printing after thirty seconds. For more
information, see the description of the AUTOCONT item under
“Configuration (Config) Menu” on page 51.)
Off
—the printer is operating normally.
Page Eject
On
—a page or partial page is stored in memory. If you are printing a
PCL5e job, you can press the Page Eject key to print the page. The
Page Eject key has no effect on PostScript or IPDS jobs.
Blinking
—the printer is printing the PCL5e page you pressed the
Page Eject key to print. If you are running a continuous test
(CONTINUOUS TEST from the Test Menu) and you press the
Cancel Print key, the Page Eject indicator blinks to inform you that
the printer is canceling the test.
Off
—no pages are stored in the printer memory.
Attention
Blinking
—the printer requires operator attention.
Off
—the printer is operating normally.
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