Section 2: Installation

2.1.2 PARTS IDENTIFICATION (CONT’D)

IDENTIFYING THE MAIN PRINTER PARTS

View of Front Panel

Light Emitting Diodes

POWER LED: Lights up when power is supplied to the printer.

ONLINE LED: Lights up when commu- nication is available. Flashes with com- munication fails.

STATUS LED: Lights up and flashes to indicate exchange of data.

LCD screen

Icons, prompts and system messages are displayed here.

FEED button

Feeds the label forward. When it is pressed once, the equivalent of a sheet of paper or label is ejected. *There are times when the paper is not aligned prop- erly when power is turned on or when the paper was set. In this case, always press the FEED button to align the paper properly.

Operation buttons

FUNCTION button: Selects the various setting modes.

CURSOR buttons: Each button moves the cursor up, down, left or right on the LCD screen.

ENTER button: Confirms the choice of a selection or value.

CANCEL button: Cancels printing data. In each setting mode, the button also returns you to the previous menu or menu item.

Adjustment screwdriver

Fits into the VOLUME, PITCH, OFFSET and DARKNESS variable resistors to allow adjustments.

 

Variable Resistors

 

CANCEL button: Cancels printing

 

 

data. In each setting mode, the button

VOLUME: Adjusts the loudness of the built-

also returns you to the previous menu

in speaker (buzzer).

or menu item.

 

 

 

PITCH: Adjusts the vertical print position

For details of each indicator’s behav- ior, see Page 6-4of Section 6,

with reference to the top edge of a label.

Understanding the STATUS Indica-

OFFSET: Adjusts the stop position offset

tors.

values for the cutter, peeler and tear off

 

 

 

modes (cutter, peeler must be installed).

 

DARKNESS: Adjusts the print darkness

 

(print density).

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