Electrical Controls, Pedestal Models - Printronix P5000 Maintenance Manual

Chapter 1
Controls And Indicators

Electrical Controls, Pedestal Models

Switch or
Indicator
Power Switch Turns printer on and off: 1 = on, 0 = off. This switch is also a circuit breaker.
Status Indicator On when the printer is on-line, off when the printer is off-line. Flashes to indicate a fault
or warning.
LCD Liquid Crystal Display. Displays printer status messages, fault messages, and menus
which permit user to set various configurations.
ON-LINE Toggles the printer on-line and off-line. Clears the printer after a fault is corrected and
CLEAR returns the printer to off-line state.
PAPER Prints any data in the buffer then moves paper up one line at the currently active line
ADVANCE spacing. If pressed longer than 1/2 second, moves paper to the next Top Of Form as
defined by the currently active form length.
VIEW Moves the current print position to the tractor area for viewing. When paper is in VIEW
EJECT position, "Printer in View" displays and microstep adjustment feature is active. (See UP
and DOWN keys.) Holding key down for more than 1/2 second invokes EJECT and
paper is advanced two pages. (EJECT can be disabled via the menus.) Pressing key a
second time moves paper back to the print position from either VIEW or EJECT position.
CANCEL Clears all data from the print buffer (if enabled in the MAINT/MISC menu).
↑
Displays next higher level of a configuration menu. In VIEW mode, moves paper up 1/72
UP inch. (See VIEW / EJECT key.)
↓
Displays next lower level of a configuration menu. In VIEW mode, moves paper down 1/
DOWN 72 inch. (See VIEW / EJECT key.)
→
Displays the next option in a configuration menu.
NEXT
←
Displays the previous option in a configuration menu.
PREV
SET Moves paper downward from TOF (Top Of Form) alignment mark to the print station and
TOF sets this as the first line of print on a page, independent of forms length. If there are data
in the buffers, the printer slews to the page position where printing left off and prints the
data.
PRT Prints the current printer configuration.
CONFIG
JOB Allows fast selection of any stored configuration. Repeated pressing scrolls through all
SELECT saved configurations. Press ENTER to select the displayed configuration. (ENTER does
not have to be unlocked for this function.)
ENTER Enters an option displayed on the LCD into printer non-volatile memory. Starts and stops
printer tests, sets a value, or prints the configuration. This key is locked and unlocked by
a user-selectable key combination. (Refer to the User's Manual.)
+ ON LINE When pressed in off-line mode, if there are data in the printer buffer, the printer goes on-
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line, prints one page, then returns to the off-line mode. This can be repeated until the
(IPDS end of a print job. Only one page prints each time you press
emulation only) data in the printer buffer, the printer is placed in on-line mode.
This key combination does not work if the printer is in the fault state.
← + →
Resets the printer by reloading the power-up configuration and resetting the internal
state.
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Function
+ ON LINE. If there are no
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Active Active
On-line Off-line