Exposed Buttons - Most Commonly Used Functions - Printek PrintMaster 862 Operator's Manual

D A I L Y O P E R A T I O N
ONLINE Status
This is a multicolored LED which is used to display the following information:
Indicator LED
Green:
The printer is on line and ready to print.
Flashing Green:
The printer is in the process of going back on line. Typically occurs after a new
form has been loaded while the printer is confirming which forms are loaded in
the tractors.
Flashing Red:
The printer is currently off line and cannot print. This may be due to the
operator taking the printer off line or the printer may have detected an error
condition, such as running out of paper, which requires operator intervention. If
due to an error condition, the cause of the error will periodically be shown on the
LCD display. After the cause of an error condition has been resolved, press the
ONLINE button to clear the error. This will also place the printer back on line and
allow printing to resume.
Yellow:
The printer is in the process of exiting the Setup mode and saving Setup values,
or the printer is currently busy performing an operation with the optional Setup
Module.
The user has pressed the MENU button and entered the Setup mode (may be
Flashing Yellow:
exited by pressing the ONLINE button after the desired changes have been made).
For more information, see the chapter on "
Audible Alarm:
This device produces various tones to alert the operator when different error
conditions occur. It may also be used to produce a tone when a bell character
(ASCII BEL) is received from a host computer.
Exposed Buttons – Most commonly used functions
Power ON/ONLINE
This button acts as the power switch for the printer. When the printer is OFF,
pushing this button will turn the printer ON. If the printer is ON, the button
implements the functions described below. When held for 5 seconds, this button
will turn the printer OFF.
This button also toggles the printer between the on line and off line state. When
the printer is on line, it may be printing or may begin printing at any time. To
stop the printing or prevent printing from starting, use this button to take the
printer off line (see "ONLINE Status Indicator") above. The printer must be off
line in order to use the other control panel buttons.
This button is also used to place the printer back on line following any error
condition (ONLINE indicator is flashing Red), such as paper out. When pressed
to go on line, the printer will first attempt to clear any errors. For example, if
there is a paper out condition, the printer will attempt to load the form in the
currently selected tractors and, if successful, go on line.
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PRINTER CONFIGURATION".