±Counters that show the total number of feet of forms run through the printers since they were originally manufactured.

±A reset counter that shows the number of feet of forms processed through the system or printer since the last time the counter was reset. You can press the Reset Counter pushbutton to reset the counter.

v Messages

This ®eld displays any postponed Printer Error messages, and any active (no action taken at this time) Out of Supplies or Intervention Required messages. To act on a postponed message, select the message from the list.

Note: Printer status appears on the printer Display Touch Screen.

Status Message Summary

Table 29. Printer Status Window - Status Field Messages

 

 

Message

Description

 

 

LINE 1

 

 

 

READY

In duplex mode, the complete system is ready to accept print jobs from the host

 

system.

 

In simplex mode, only the individual printer is ready.

 

 

NOT READY

In duplex mode, the complete system is not ready to accept print jobs from the host

 

system.

 

In simplex mode, only the individual printer is not ready.

 

 

NOT READY AT PRINTER 1

In duplex mode, the system is not ready to accept print jobs from the host system

 

because someone has pressed the Stop key on the Printer 1 Stacker Control Panel.

 

The printer can be made ready only by pressing the Ready key on the Printer 1

 

Stacker Control Panel (not by SELECTING the Ready pushbutton on the Display

 

Touch Screen ).

 

This message is not displayed in simplex mode.

 

 

NOT READY AT PRINTER 2

In duplex mode, the system is not ready to accept print jobs from the host system

 

because someone has pressed the Stop key on the Printer 2 Stacker Control Panel.

 

The printer can be made ready only by pressing the Ready key on the Printer 2

 

Stacker Control Panel (not by SELECTING the Ready pushbutton for Printer 2 on the

 

Display Touch Screen).

 

This message is not displayed in simplex mode.

 

 

NOT READY AT PRINTER (Dual

This message is displayed for duplex systems in dual-simplex mode and for simplex

Simplex and Simplex)

printers. The message indicates that someone has pressed the Stop key on the printer

 

Stacker Control Panel. The printer can be made ready only by pressing the Ready key

 

on the printer Stacker Control Panel (not by SELECTING the Ready pushbutton on

 

the Display Touch Screen).

 

 

NOT READY AT PRINTER

Someone has pressed the Stop key on the printer Stacker Control Panel. The printer

(Simplex)

can be made ready only by pressing the Ready key on the printer Stacker Control

 

Panel (not by SELECTING the Ready pushbutton on the Display Touch Screen).

 

 

RECEIVING

In duplex mode, the system is receiving print job data from the host system.

 

In simplex mode, the individual printer is receiving host system data.

 

 

LINE 2

 

 

 

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