User Manual

Controls and Indicators
Controls and Indicators
This section discusses user controls and their functionality.
User Interface
The primary user controls are found on the front of the printer.
Standard User Interface
• This interface provides the basic control and status needed by an operator. The printer operating
status is reported by five icon status indicator lights. The icons represent several functional areas of
operation. The indicator lights, as a group, provide a wide range of printer status notifications when
used in combination. They are visible from a greater distance than you can read on a printer with a
display. See the Meaning of the Indicator Light Patterns on page 34.
• This interface supports operator tasks of replacing printing supplies (labels, receipt paper, transfer
ribbon, etc.) when prompted by two indicators.
• Status indicator icons represent a functional area of printer operation.
• Status indicator lights typically use color to show the operator the functional status of the printer.
The status indicator lights may be off (not lit), red, green, or amber (orange/yellow). Red is Needs
Attention or Not Ready. Green is for Ready or Functioning. Amber (orange/yellow) is for a busy
or active process (data downloading, over-temperature cooling cycle, etc.). An off or un-lit status
indicator does not require the operator's attention.
• A status indicator can flash (blink), fade (bright to off), alternate between colors, or remain on in a
variety of patterns that denote various printer activities, and operational status as a group.
• Control buttons are used in various combinations to access internal utilities that calibrate the printer
to your media and make limited print settings.
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