Front Panel Controls

Front Panel LCD

Table 5 • Printer Parameters (Sheet 4 of 15)

Parameter Action/Explanation

EARLY WARNING

Setting Early Warning

When this parameter is enabled, the printer provides warnings when labels or ribbons are running low or when the printhead needs to be cleaned.

Note • Labels per roll and ribbon length need to be updated when beginning use of the Early Warning System. Also, the printer does not make any adjustments when power is turned off and on.

Press the right or left oval to display other choices. Default: MEDIA DISABLED, MAINTENANCE OFF

Selections: MEDIA DISABLED, MEDIA ENABLED, MAINTENANCE OFF,

MAINTENANCE ON

To change the Early Warning settings,

1. When the LCD displays EARLY WARNING , press the right or left oval until the desired setting is listed on the LCD. (If you are prompted for a password, enter your password using the instructions in Password-Protected Parameters on page 43.)

2.Press NEXT/SAVE to access the next early warning option.

3.Repeat this process to set the early warning for ribbon or maintenance (printhead cleaning).

When the printer detects that less than 15% of the labels or ribbon remain, WARNING MEDIA LOW appears on the LCD. If the alert function has been enabled, an alert is also sent. When the printhead is opened then closed after a media or ribbon warning has been received, the LCD prompts with MEDIA REPLACED? . Press the right oval to select YES to clear the warning and reset the label counter.

When setting the Early Warning for maintenance, the LCD prompts HEAD CLEAN? .

 

4. Press the right oval to select YES .

 

5. Press SETUP/EXIT to exit setup mode.

 

6. Press NEXT/SAVE to save changes.

 

 

LABELS PER

Setting Labels Per Roll

ROLL

This parameter needs to be updated when setting the Early Warning System so the printer

 

can provide early warnings when labels are running low.

 

• Press the right or left oval to display other choices.

 

Default: 900 labels

 

Range: 100 labels to 9999 labels

 

 

RIBBON

Setting Ribbon Length

LENGTH

This parameter must be updated when setting the Early Warning System so the printer can

 

provide early warnings when ribbon is running low.

 

• Press the right or left oval to display other choices.

 

Default: 450 m

 

Range: 100 m to 450 m

 

 

LIST FONTS

List Fonts

 

• Press the right oval to print a label that lists the available fonts in the printer, including

 

standard printer fonts plus any optional fonts. Fonts may be stored in RAM, Flash

 

memory, font EPROMs, or font cards.

 

 

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