Understanding The Printer Sounds; Understanding The Backlight - Intermec PB21 User Manual

Chapter 1 — Using the PB21/PB31 Mobile Receipt Printer

Understanding the Printer Sounds

Understanding the Backlight

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The current firmware type and version display on the PB21/PB31
screen when the printer is in Ready mode.
IPL 12.0.0
The screen of a PB21/PB31 running IPL firmware
The PB21/PB31 plays sounds in response to several actions that you
can take with the printer. Use the following table to understand when
the sounds occur and what they mean.
Understanding the Printer Sounds
Sound Occurs When:
•
Power
•
•
Hardware You open the media door, close the media door, or insert a
cable.
Button You press any of the PB21/PB31 buttons.
•
Error
•
The screen backlight on the PB21/PB31 behaves the same way as a
screen saver on your PC. After a set amount of time elapses without
any user interaction, the backlight goes off. The screen backlight
turns on when:
• the printer begins printing.
You insert a battery in the printer.
The PB21/PB31 starts charging the battery.
You plug in the AC adaptor.
The printer cannot feed paper or print a job because of
a hardware issue such as the media door open, a paper
jam, or there is no media.
An error occurs such as a paper jam, a print error, or the
printer is out of range.
PB21/PB31 Mobile Receipt Printer User's Guide