User guide

Print Engine Configuration
Front Panel LCD
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Set Early Warning for Media
When this parameter is enabled, the print engine provides warnings when
labels are running low.
Note • Update the number of labels per roll when beginning use
of the Early Warning System. Also, the print engine 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
Selections: MEDIA DISABLED, MEDIA ENABLED
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 Changing Password-Protected Parameters on page 56.)
When the print engine detects that less than 15% of the labels 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
and then closed after a media 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.
2. When setting the Early Warning for maintenance, the LCD prompts
HEAD CLEAN?.
3. Press the right oval to select YES.
Set Early Warning for Maintenance
When this parameter is enabled, the print engine provides warnings when
the printhead needs to be cleaned.
Note • Update the number of labels per roll when beginning use
of the Early Warning System. Also, the print engine does not
make any adjustments when power is turned off and on.
• Press the right or left oval to display other choices.
Default: MAINTENANCE DISABLED
Selections: MAINTENANCE DISABLED, MAINTENANCE
ENABLED
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 Changing Password-Protected Parameters on page 56.)
When setting the Early Warning for maintenance, the LCD prompts
HEAD CLEAN?.
2. Press the right oval to select YES.
Table 6 • Print Engine Parameters (Sheet 5 of 19)
Parameter Action/Explanation
EARLY WARNING
MEDIA DISABLED
EARLY WARNING
MAINT. OFF