The Operation Panel - SATO S8400 Operator's Manual

3.2 THE OPERATION PANEL

Overview
Status Icon 128 x 64 dot
Display Area display
Adjustment potentiometers
Status Icon
display area
Up to five icons can appear here to
indicate the current printer status.
The same area can also display two lines
of alphanumeric text instead.
Status
LEDs
POWER: This LED lights Green when power
is supplied to the printer
ON LINE: Lights up Green when printer is in
"Online" state. Otherwise, LED is not lit.
LABEL: Lights up Red at "Paper end"
RIBBON: Normally does not light up until
Ribbon End is detected. Just before Ribbon
End, the LED blinks in red, signalling "Ribbon
near end" status.
Adjustment
Potentiometers
Volume: Adjusts the loudness of the built-in
buzzer
Pitch: Adjusts the print position in User Mode
(OFFSET VOLUME menu)
Offset: Adjusts the offset for Dispense offset
Darkness: Adjusts the print darkness User
Mode (OFFSET VOLUME menu)
S8400 Series Operator's Manual
Two line text
Operation
message
buttons
area
LINE
FEED
Section 3: Configuration and Operation
status LEDs 4 Cursor keys
POWER ON LINE LABEL RIBBON
volume pitch offset darkness
Two-line Message
display area
Other icons, or up to two lines of
alphanumeric messages, can be
displayed here.
In total, up to four lines of text can be
displayed on the whole screen.
Operation and Cursor buttons
LINE: Switches between online and offline
modes. Not valid for other settings.
FEED: Feeds a single label feed only
when in offline mode. Not valid for other
settings.
FUNCTION: Recalls the Mode Selection
screen for selection of various function
menus. Also returns the user to the mode
selection screen from other menus.
ENTER: Selects a menu item in any
screen in offline mode. Button is inactive
when the printer is online.
CANCEL: Cancels print data in the
OFFLINE state. Button is inactive when the
printer is online. Also returns the user to a
previous menu screen.
Four cursor movement buttons:
These cause the cursor to shift Up, down,
Left and Right on the screen.
Operation
FUNCTION
buttons
ENTER
CANCEL
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