Printronix P7000 Integrated Print Management System

Chapter 3 Integrated Print Management System
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Integrated Print Management System
The P7000’s Integrated Print Management System feature
automatically monitors and communicates the status of the ribbon’s
life to help the operator know when to change ribbons. Using a
special bar coded spool, the P7000 automatically detects when a
new or used ribbon is installed and determines the ribbon’s length,
ink color, and expected yield. The ribbon life, starting from 100%
when new and decreasing to 0% when depleted, is always
displayed on the control panel. See Figure 5 on page 28.
When the ribbon life reaches 2%, a warning message “RIBBON
UNDER 2%/Change RBN soon” appears on the control panel
display. The control panel status indicator lamp flashes. The printer
will continue printing in this condition until the ribbon life reaches
0% at which time, printing will stop. The ribbon may be changed at
any time while the printer is in the “RBN END POINT/Change
Ribbon” condition without losing data in the printer’s buffer. Simply
follow the procedures outlined below to change the ribbon.
You may also resume printing for approximately two more minutes
without changing the ribbon by pressing the ON LINE/CLEAR key
twice. This may be done as many times as needed to complete the
job in progress.
Lighter Or Darker Print
The ribbon life value as determined by the Integrated Print
Management System is factory set so that the image quality at the
end of the ribbon life is as good as it was when the ribbon was new.
You may adjust the ribbon end point for a lighter or darker image as
required for your printing needs. See “PRINTER CONTROL” on
page 276.