Introduction 23

Control Panel

Control Panel Indicator Lights

Table 2 describes lights on the control panel that indicate different printer conditions.

Note • If two operating conditions occur simultaneously (for example, one that causes a light to be on constantly and one that causes the same light to flash), the indicator light flashes.

Table 2 • Control Panel Indicator Lights
Light

Appearance

StatusIndication

 

 

 

 

POWER

 

OffThe printer is off or power is not applied.

 

 

 

 

 

 

On

The printer is on.

 

 

 

 

TAKE

 

Off

Normal operation.
LABEL

 

 

 

 

Flashing(Peel mode only.) The label is available. Printing pauses

 

 

 

 

 

until the label is removed.

 

 

 

 

ERROR

 

Off

Normal operation—no printer errors.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Flashing

A printer error exists. Check the LCD for more information.

 

 

 

 

CHECK

 

Off

Normal operation—ribbon (if used) is properly loaded.
RIBBON

 

 

 

 

On

Printing is paused, the LCD displays a warning message,

 

 

 

 

 

and the PAUSE light is on.

 

 

 

• If the printer is in Direct Thermal Mode: ribbon is loaded.

 

 

 

• If the printer is in Thermal Transfer Mode: no ribbon is

 

 

 

loaded.

 

 

 

 

PAPER OUT

 

Off

Normal operation—media is properly loaded.

 

 

 

 

 

 

On

No media is under the media sensor. Printing is paused, the

 

 

 

LCD shows an error message, and the PAUSE light is on.

 

 

 

 

PAUSE

 

Off

Normal operation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

On

The printer stopped all printing operations. Causes include:

 

 

 

• PAUSE was pressed

 

 

 

• A label format included a pause command

 

 

 

• The online verifier detected an error

 

 

 

• A printer error was detected.

 

 

 

The LCD gives additional information.

 

 

 

 

DATA

 

Off

Normal operation. No data being received or processed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

On

The printer is processing data or is printing. No data is being

 

 

 

received.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Flashing

The printer is receiving data from or sending status

 

 

 

information to the host computer.

 

 

 

 

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