Operation

Front Panel Keys

 

 

PAUSE Key

Starts and stops the printing process.

 

- If the printer is not printing: no printing can occur

 

- Printing: printing stops once the current label is complete

FEED Key

Forces the printer to feed one blank label.

 

- Printer not printing: one blank label feeds immediately

 

- Printing: one blank label feeds after the current batch of labels is complete

CANCEL

When in the PAUSE mode, this key will cancel print jobs.

Key

- No print jobs in queue: press to cancel the next print job to be sent to printer

 

- Print job in queue: press once to cancel current print job

 

- Press and hold for several seconds (3) to cancel all print jobs in the printer’s

 

memory. The Data Light will turn OFF.

MODE Key

- Puts printer in Configuration Mode.

 

- Activates automatic Media Calibration procedure.

Front Panel Lights

NOTE: If an operating condition which causes a light to be ON constantly and one which causes the same light to flash occur at the same time, the light will flash.

Light

Status

Indication

 

 

 

POWER

OFF

Printer is OFF, or not receiving power.

 

ON

Printer is ON.

PRINTHEAD

OFF

Normal operation.

 

ON

Head Over Temperature condition. Printing stops until the printhead

 

 

cools down. Printing resumes automatically.

 

 

Printhead Under Temperature condition. Printing continues.

 

Flashing

Printhead Open.

PAPER/

OFF

Media and ribbon (if used) are properly loaded.

RIBBON

ON

Paper out.

 

 

Flashing

In Thermal Transfer Mode: Ribbon is out.

 

 

In Direct Thermal Mode: Ribbon is in printer.

 

 

In Peel-Off Mode: backing rewind spindle is full.

PAUSE

OFF

Normal operation.

 

ON

Printer has stopped all printing operations.

DATA

OFF

Normal operation, no data being received.

 

ON

Labels are printing.

 

Single flash

The CANCEL key was pressed and a format was successfully deleted

 

 

from the print queue.

 

Flashing

Receiving data from host computer.

 

Slow flashing

Printer sent a “stop transmitting” command to the host computer.

DARKEN

ON

Printer is in the Configuration Mode. See Chapter 1 for more

POSITION

ON

information.

 

CALIBRATE

ON

 

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