User Manual

Controls and Indicators
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Power Button — Turns power ON and OFF in the printer. It is also used to initiate low-power sleep and
wake states.
• Initial Power ON — Press the Power button until the printer’s indicator lights flash on. The indicator
lights will flash on and off in various combinations while the printer does self diagnostics,
configuration checks, and integrate optional components which will take several seconds to
complete.
The Status indicator will turn solid GREEN indicating the printer is ready for normal print operations.
• Energy Star (Low Power Mode) — Pressing and releasing the button once will cause the printer to
enter Energy Star low power mode. The printer will minimize power use. All the indicators will be off
except the Status Indicator will slowly change between On and Off to indicate Energy Star Mode.
• Power OFF with Energy Star Delayed — Press and Hold the button for 4-9 seconds. The operator
can start a batch print job and put the printer into the low power consumption state of Sleep mode —
after the job has finished.
• Power OFF / Shutdown — Press and Hold the button for 4-9 seconds. The printer will turn OFF.
• Power Failure Recovery Mode — This printer feature is activated by a hardware jumper setting on
one of the optional Printer Connectivity Modules installed in the printer. Go to Setting the Power
Failure Recovery Mode Jumper on page 224.
• The printer will automatically Power ON when plugged into an active (ON) AC power source.
• Supports Sleep Mode and Power OFF with Sleep mode Delayed.
• A Power OFF/Shutdown will reset the printer and then runs the Initial Power ON sequence.
NOTE: The Power Failure Recovery Mode is only available on printers with a Printer Connectivity Module
installed in the printer.
2. Status Indicator — Primary status indicator for overall printer health and operational status. This
indicator is also known as the Power indicator.
• Green: Ready for print and data activity.
• Green, Slowly Changing between ON and OFF: Printer is in Sleep Mode.
• Red: Media out, media detection error, head (cover/printhead) open, cut error, printhead
authentication failure.
• Amber: Printhead Over Temp (temperature), printhead element failure, out of memory while storing
content (formats, graphics, fonts, etc.), and interface power fault for USB Host or Serial ports.
• Blinking Amber: Printhead Under Temp (temperature)
• Blinking Red: Printhead Over Temp (temperature) — this status is coupled with blinking red Pause
indicator. Requires cooling and printer restart.
3. Pause Indicator — The printer is in Pause mode when the Pause indicator light is on. A label (print
form) or all labels (print forms) in the print buffer’s queue can be canceled when the Pause indicator is
on using the Cancel button.
• Amber: The printer is paused. Print, label FEED (advance), and other label routines are suspended
until the pause state is removed by pressing the Pause button.
• Blinking Red: Printhead Over Temp (temperature) — this status is coupled with blinking red Status
indicator. Requires cooling and printer restart.
4. Data Indicator — Indicates the status of data transfer activity.
• Off: Data is not being transferred.