C o n t r o l P a n e l F e a t u r e s
Indicator Lights | The Control Panel contains four indicator lights. Table 3.1 describes the | ||
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| Table 3.1 | Control Panel |
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| Fault | Glows to show that an error has occurred. It flashes when | |
| (Yellow) | the selected paper tray has run out of paper. | |
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| Toner/Drum | Begins to glow when the toner is low or when the | |
| (Yellow) | Photoconductor / Drum is near the end of its life. | |
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| Data | Glows when the printer is processing data normally. It | |
| (Green) | goes off when the final page of a print job has finished | |
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| memory and the end of page cannot be determined. | |
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| On Line | Glows when the printer is ready to receive print data from | |
| (Green) | the computer. It flashes when the printer is receiving | |
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Display Panel Messages
The Control Panel’s display shows the following:
•Status messages
These inform you of the printer’s operating condition, such as
Self Test or PCL 5e A4/A4.
•Menu settings
These are manually set using the Control Panel keys. See the section “The Menu System” (page
•Error conditions
These indicate the likely cause of printer problems, such as paper jams and running out of supplies.
•Service messages
These provide technical information about equipment failure.
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