Printer Controls And Indicators - Digital Equipment DECcolorwriter 1000 Service Manual

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Key Operator Training

Printer controls and indicators

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DECcolorwriter 1000
Front panel LEDs: Explain the meanings of the front panel LEDs.
Show where these indicators are explained in the user manual.
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Error reporting: Explain how error conditions are displayed on the front panel.
Show where error conditions are explained in the user manual.
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Rear panel DIP switches: Explain the functions of these switches.
Show how to reset the printer with DIP Switch 1.
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Emphasize that the functions of the color correction switches, when switched
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on, are always in effect, no matter what print options were selected at the host
computer through the printer driver.
Show where the functions of the rear panel switches are explained in the user
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manual.
TEST button: Explain the function of this switch.
Show how it prints a test pattern that can be used to judge the print quality
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and ensure that the print engine operates correctly. Leave the print with the
customers so they can judge future printing.
Explain how, during an error condition, that pressing the switch displays an
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encoded error code on the front panel LEDs. This indication can be
telephoned to a service representative to help diagnose a troubled printer prior
to making a service call. You can open the top cover, and then press the
TEST button, to demonstrate an error condition.
Show where the TEST button is explained in the user manual.
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