Rice Lake TicketPress Operator Card

TicketPress™
Ticket Printer
Operator Card
Electric shock hazard.
Warning
Only qualified personnel should operate
the equipment.
Refer all repairs and modifications to
your distributor or service technician.
Failure to heed may result in serious
injury or death.
Control Panel Features
LCD Display and Status Indicators
LCD Display Two line by sixteen-character display used to
convey current printer status information and
for printer configuration.
POWER Off – Printer is off.
On – Printer is on and ready to receive data.
Indicator
Flashing:
Random pattern = Data being received from 
Steady pattern = Printer is in setup mode, 
input data is ignored.
FAULT Off – The printer is operating normally.
On – The printer has detected a fault condition
Indicator
that prevents printing. See Operator's Manual.
Audible Alarm Sounds when a fault condition has occurred.
Front Panel Control Buttons
Press to turn the printer on.
Press and hold for approximately five seconds
to turn the printer off.
POWER
These buttons are only used to initiate a self
Increment
test or for printer configuration. See Operators
Manual
Enter
The Print button action is determined by the
PRINT
current settings and whether a fault condition
currently exists. See Operators Manual.
US 800-472-6703 International 715-234-9171
PN 129651

Printer Operation

1. Press
2. Insert a ticket.
3. Send print from weight indicator.
Note
Insert ticket
Print Line
Indicator
1. Slide ticket into the printer as shown above.
2. Align right edge of ticket with the edge guide.
3. Slide ticket in far enough to align desired print position
with print line indicator.
If the TicketPress receives data to print and no ticket has been
inserted, the printer will sound a long beep and display
on the display. If this happens:
Out
1. Make sure a ticket has been inserted, is aligned with the
ticket edge guide, and inserted far enough to be aligned
with the print line indicator.
2. When the ticket is inserted properly, the printer will
automatically continue printing.
Time and Date
host.
1. Turn the printer off.
2. Press and hold
to hold
3. Options will display, press and hold
seconds to enter menu.
4. Press
Loc, Time, Date, ID.
5. Press
6. Press
7. To update
and
8. Press and hold
April 2012
to turn printer on.
POWER
If user activates print from TicketPress, cable
modification may be required. (See Operators
Manual PN 128032).
, press and release
POWER
until is displayed.
Entering Setup Menus
about 2
to cycle through choices and
to select print position, if needed.
until time is displayed.
use to change highlighted portion
Time
to move to next portion.
to advance.
9. To update
Date
and to move to next portion.
10.When complete, press
displayed. Screen will display time and date updated.
11.Press until
displayed.
12.Press again to exit menus and save changes.
Printer Self Test & Monitor Mode
The printer performs many self-diagnostics each time power
is applied. If you wish to perform an actual printing test
Ticket Edge
and/or use the Hex Dump mode to diagnose host data sent to
Guide
the printer, use the following steps.
1. Make sure the printer is powered off.
2. Make sure the printer has a ribbon installed and a blank
ticket loaded. This ticket must be at least 4" wide and 9"
long. You may also use a blank piece of copier/laser
paper.
Ticket
3. Press and hold
4. Turn the printer on while continuing to hold
5. When printer beeps, release
automatically begin to print. Display screen shows
entering
Self Test Mode
6. After the self test has completed, the printer is left in
Monitor mode. Insert a blank sheet to print subsequent
jobs in Hexadecimal representation for diagnostic
, continuing
purposes.
7. To exit the Self Test & Monitor mode, turn the printer
off.
Replace Ribbon Cartridge
1. Open printer cover to expose the print head area.
2. Remove used ribbon by grasping side as indicated below.
to select
3. Take new ribbon cartridge (PN 128031) from its
packaging and turn knob in the direction indicted until
fabric is taut.
4. Orient and press the ribbon onto the carriage as shown
below.
Knob
Grasp Here
Refer to Operator's Manual (PN 128032) for detailed instructions
Manuals are available on our web site at
www.ricelake.com/manuals
use to change highlighted portion
until is
Option Menu
, is
Exit Setup Menus Save Changes
.
. The printer will
.
Grasp Here