Using the operator panel buttons
Use the five operator panel buttons to open a menu, scroll through a list of values, change printer settings, and respond to printer messages.
The numbers 1 through 6 appear beside the operator panel buttons; these numbers are used to enter personal identification numbers (PIN) for Print and Hold jobs. For more information, see Using the Print and Hold function.
The following information describes the functions of each button.
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Go |
| Press the Go button to: |
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| • Return to the Ready state if the printer is in an offline situation (the Ready |
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| • Exit printer menus and return to the Ready state. |
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| • Clear operator panel error messages. |
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| If you’ve changed printer settings from the operator panel menus, press Go |
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| before sending a job to print. The printer must display Ready for jobs to print. |
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Menu |
| Each end of the button has a function. Press Menu: |
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| • When Ready is displayed, to take the printer offline (out of the Ready state) |
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| and scroll through the menus. |
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| • When Busy is displayed, to take the printer to the Job Menu. |
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| • When the printer is offline, press Menu> to scroll through the menus. |
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| – | Press <Menu to go to the previous item in the menus. |
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| For menu items with numeric values, such as Copies, press and hold Menu to |
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| scroll through the values. Release the button when the number you want is |
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Select |
| Press Select to: |
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| • Select the menu displayed on the second line of the operator panel. |
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| – | Opens the menu and displays the first item in the menu. |
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| – | Opens the menu item and displays the default setting. |
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| • Save the displayed menu item as the default setting. The printer displays the |
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| Saved message and returns to the menu item. |
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| • Clear certain messages from the operator panel. |
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Return |
| Press Return to return to the previous menu level or menu item. |
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Stop |
| Press Stop at the Ready, Busy, or Waiting message to temporarily stop all |
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| activity and take the printer offline. The operator panel status message changes |
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| to Not Ready. |
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| Press Go to return the printer to the Ready, Busy, or Waiting state. |
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Changing printer settings
From the operator panel, you can select menu items and associated values to print your jobs successfully. You can also use the panel to alter the setup and operating environment of the printer. See Using printer menus for an explanation of all the menu items.
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