- HP All-in-One Printer Manual
Q2431-90912 Chapter 3 Printer operation 37
Control-panel buttons
The following table explains the function of each button on the printer control panel.
Using the printer Help system
This printer features a Help system at the control panel that provides instructions for resolving
most printer errors. Some Help topics include animations that appear on the printer control panel
display to show you how to resolve an error.
To view Help for a message (if one is available), press H
ELP ( ). If the Help topic is longer than
four lines, use the U
P ARROW ( ) or the DOWN ARROW ( ) button to scroll through the entire
topic.
To close the Help system, press H
ELP ( ) again.
Table 16. Control-panel buttons
Button Function
CANCEL JOB ● Cancels the print job that the printer is processing, clears the paper path, and
clears any continuable errors that are associated with the canceled job. The time
that it takes to cancel depends on the size of the print job. (Press the button only
once.)
P
AUSE/RESUME ● When the printer is processing a print job, pauses the print job.
● When the printer is paused, pushing this button resumes printing or returns the
printer to the Ready state.
● Closes the menus or Help.
(S
ELECT)
● Opens the menus.
● In the menus, selects the menu item currently highlighted.
● Finishes a print job that is waiting for a form feed.
● Clears a continuable error, or shows the options for resolving the continuable
error.
(B
ACK ARROW)
● Returns to the previous level of menus or to the previous numeric entry.
● Closes Help.
● Closes the menus if the button is pressed for one full second or more.
(U
P ARROW)
● Navigates to the previous item on the current menu.
● For numeric values, pushing this button increases the value to the next increment.
If the button is held down for more than one second, the value increases rapidly.
● In Help, scrolls to the previous four lines of the current topic (if any).
(D
OWN ARROW)
● Navigates to the next item on the current menu.
● For numeric values, pushing this button decreases the value to the previous
increment. If the button is held down for more than one second, the value
decreases rapidly.
● In Help, scrolls to the next four lines of the current topic (if any).
(H
ELP)
● Shows additional Help for the current. (Not all messages have additional Help
topics.)
● Closes Help.