User's Manual

DC-3300 User Manual v1.0
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CHAPTER3NORMALMODEANDUSERMODE
YoucanchangebetweenNormalandUserModeswhentheprinterisoperating.
Thissectionoutlinesthedifferencesbetweenthesetwomodesandhowtoswitchfromonetothe
other.
3.1NormalMode
Normalmode:Afterstartup,theprintergoesintoNormalModeinwhichtheprintercanprintcards.
Inthismode,afteryoupresstheKeyfor1second,theLCDdisplaystheunusedribbonindicated
byaseriesof“*”marks.Each“*”represents20%remaining:
Ribbon Empty[*****]Full
Inthismode,afteryoupresstheKeyfor1second,theLCDdisplaysthetemperatureoftheheater
unitandprinthead:
HeaterTemp 43
PrintheadTemp 38
NormalModeMessageList:
Initialize Theprinterundergoessystemdiagnostic
andinitialization. Cards remaining inprinter
fromapr eviousirregularsessionwillbeejected.
Ready The printer is awaiting host requests or
commands.
Printing Theprinterisinaprintingsession.
PowerSaveMode Theprinterisinanenergysavingstate.
3.2UserMode
UserModeallowschangingtheparametersandcheckingthestatus.
StepstochangefromNormalModetoUserMode:
1) AfterLCDdisplays[READY],pressMenu/Exit Keyfor1secondthenreleaseit.TheLCD
changesitsdisplayto[PrinterInfo.],whichistheentrymenuinUserMode:
Ready
Menu/Exit
Printer Info.
Setu
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