P4T/RP4T User Guide

Printer Controls

Manual Introduction

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Operator Controls

The printer control panel has buttons for the power on/off and media feed functions and a display which provides information regard-

 

 

 

 

ing printer functions and application prompts. Two navigation keys provide easy selection of menu options.

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The “Scroll Forward” button allows scrolling through the various options and settings. The “Scroll Back” button allows scrolling back

through previously viewed menus. Pressing the “Select” button selects the currently highlighted option or function.

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The status icons at the top of the screen indicate the state of various printer functions per the table below. Refer to the Troubleshooting sec-

 

 

 

 

tion for more information on the printer status icons.

 

 

P4TOverview- pg.5

Maintenancepg.36

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IndicatesaBluetoothconnectionisestablished.ThisiconisfunctionalonlyonP4TSeriesprinterswitha

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bluetooth wireless option installed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Indicates that the printer is associated with a wireless Local Area Network (LAN) using an 802.11b/g

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

compliantradio. ThisiconisfunctionalonlyonaP4TSeriesprinterwithaWLANwirelessoptioninstalled.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A flashing icon indicates that the printer does not detect any label media. This could indicate an out of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

media condition, or improperly loaded media.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A flashing icon indicates that the thermal transfer film is depleted.

 

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A flashing icon indicates that data is being transferred to the printer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aflashingoutsideelementofthebatteryiconindicateslowchargestatus.Youshouldsuspendanyprinting

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

operations and recharge or replace the Battery Pack as soon as is convenient.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cyclingchargelevelelementswithinthe batteryiconindicatetheP4TSeriesbatteryisbeingchargedby

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the AC Adapter. Refer to Charger section of this manual.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Figure 10 -P4T Series Printer Controls & LCD Icons

Connecting the Printer pg. 27

Specifications pg. 43

Radio Regulatory Information pg. 31

Appendices pg. 46

 

Index pg. 52

Scroll Back Button

Press to scroll to the previous menu choice on the display.

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Power Button

Press to turn unit on. Press again to turn unit off.

Display

Indicates status mes- sages and menu prompts..

Select Button

Press to select a menu choice on

the display.

Scroll Forward Button

Press to scroll to the next menu choice on the display.

Printer Status

Icons

Refer to the Trouble- shooting section for more information on the status icons.

Feed Button

Press to advance a blank label or a pre- determined length of journal media.

If the printer displays:

“Please Recondition the Battery” and beeps five times, the user should recondition the battery to return it to optimal operation.

To recondition the battery, charge the battery fully overnight and then use the printer until the printer shuts down due to a low battery condition.

Charge the battery again until it is fully charged. At that point the battery will be reconditioned. If the battery is not reconditioned prop- erly the indicated battery charge level will indicate that there is more charge remaining in the battery pack than is actually available. Re- conditioning performed as prompt- ed by the printer will ensure accu- rate capacity indication throughout the serviceable life of the battery pack.

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Zebra Technologies P4T manual Printer Controls, Operator Controls, Tion for more information on the printer status icons

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