CHAPTER 5

OPERATOR PANEL

OVERVIEW

The printer’s Operator Panel allows you to read printer messages and change printer settings directly at the printer. The Operator Panel on the SuperScript 4600N consists of eight buttons and six indicator lights.

This chapter describes

Operator Panel features, including indicator lights, the message display, and buttons

Using the Operator Panel menu tree

Important tasks you can perform using the Operator Panel and menu tree settings.

Power

Warning

Online

 

Menu

OnLine

Data

OHT

Label

Feed

Item

Media

Previous

Next

Select

OPERATOR PANEL FEATURES

Indicator Lights

The indicator lights on the Operator Panel help communicate the status of the printer.

Light

Mode

Status

 

 

 

Power

On

Printer power is on or in POWER SAVE

 

 

mode.

(Green)

Off

Printer power is off.

 

 

 

Warning

On

Call for service (see page93).

(Red)

Off

Normal state, no action is required.

 

Blinking

The printer has a problem. See the

 

 

message display. If there is no

 

 

message, call for service (see page93).

 

 

 

Online

On

Printer is online and ready to print.

(Green)

Off

Printer is offline or in menu mode.

 

Blinking

Printer is warming up.

 

 

 

Data

On

Print buffer contains data.

(Orange)

Off

Print job has ended or print buffer has

 

 

been cleared by pressing the Feed

 

 

button.

 

Blinking

Data is being sent to the printer.

 

 

 

OHT

On

Media type is set to Over Head

(Green)

 

Transparency (OHT).

 

 

 

Off

Media type is not set to OHT.

 

 

 

Label

On

Media type is set to Thick.

(Green)

Off

Media type is not set to Thick.

 

 

 

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NEC 4600N manual Indicator Lights, Operator Panel Features