Analyzing A Job - Printronix P6000L User's Reference Manual

Analyzing a Job

Every job needs to be analyzed to determine its JOB RATE. The JOB RATE must be set for the
RibbonMinder function to work correctly. The JOB RATE describes the rate at which a job
wears out the ribbon. JOB RATE values can range from 0 (very little wear) to 1000 (the highest
possible rate of ink consumption). It is only necessary to analyze a JOB RATE once, provided
the JOB RATE is recorded for future use.
Refer to the RibbonMinder configuration diagrams at the end of this chapter to become famil
iar with the menu structure and the display prompts. To analyze a job:
1. Unlock the Control Panel
Place the printer OFFLINE. Unlock the printer configuration by simultaneously pressing
CONFIG MENU and RUN/STOP until the message CONFIGURATION UNLOCKED
appears briefly in the display window.
2. Enable the RibbonMinder Monitor Feature
From the OFFLINE READY display, enter the ENABLE/DISABLE submenu by con
secutively pressing CONFIG MENU, CONFIG VALUE, and CONFIG MENU repeat
edly until ENABLE/DISABLE appears on the display. Press CONFIG VALUE twice to
display ENABLE ACTION. Each time you press CONFIG VALUE at this level, the func
tion will switch between ENABLED and DISABLED. Press RUN/STOP. If the asterisk
does not appear, refer to the Application Hints section.
3. Enter Analyze Job Mode
Enter the ANALYZE JOB submenu by consecutively pressing CLEAR FAULT and then
CONFIG MENU. Press CONFIG MENU repeatedly until ANALYZE JOB appears on
the display.
4. Enable Analyze Job Mode
Press RUN/STOP. The following message should appear in the display window. A mes
sage to change to a new ribbon will appear if you have not just previously changed the rib
bon.
RibbonMinder
CONFIGURATION
UNLOCKED
RIBBON LIFE 1000
ENABLE ACTION *
RIBBON LIFE
ANALYZE JOB
RIBBON LIFE 1000
CHANGE RIBBON
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