Printronix P5000LJ user manual RibbonMinder

Chapter 4 RibbonMinder

•Fault immed. When FAULT IMMED. mode is selected, and the ribbon life reaches 0%, the message RIBBON INK OUT/ CHANGE RIBBON displays on the control panel. The printer stops and goes into fault condition. To complete the job in progress, the user must press the CLEAR key. This allows the printer to continue printing for approximately two minutes. After two minutes, the printer goes into fault mode again, the RIBBON INK OUT/ CHANGE RIBBON display appears, and the printer status indicator flashes. Clear the display by (1) replacing the ribbon when NEW RIBBON DETECT is enabled, or (2) pressing the CLEAR key on the control panel. If the CLEAR key is pressed, the message will re-appear after approximately two minutes.

•Fault paper out. When FAULT PAPER OUT mode is selected, and the ribbon life reaches 5%, the printer continues to accept new print jobs until the printer runs out of paper. When an END OF FORMS/LOAD FORMS condition is cleared (paper is loaded), then the RIBBON INK LOW/ CHANGE RIBBON message appears and the printer status indicator flashes. The printer will not accept new print jobs until the ribbon is changed and the Ribbon Minder is reset to 100%.

In this mode, the Ribbon Minder is automatically reset when a “clean hands” ribbon is installed and NEW RIBBON DETECT is enabled. If another type of ribbon is used, the User must reset the Ribbon Minder using the New Ribbon menu selection.

•Disable. When DISABLE mode is selected, the ribbon life display is removed from the control panel, but the Ribbon Minder continues to monitor ink consumption. No indication (no flashing light, or warning beep) is given, and the printer continues to accept new print jobs indefinitely.

NOTE: When the printer displays “Ribbon Ink Out / Change Ribbon, “ disabling the ribbon action will not clear the message.

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