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Operating panel
Edition 5/06
Operating Instructions
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Operating panel
The user can control the operation of the printer with the operating panel, for example:
•
pause, continue or cancel print jobs
•
set printing parameters, e.g. heating energy of the printhead, print speed, configuration of the ports,
language and time (see
“Configuration Instructions“
)
•
start test functions (see
“Configuration Instructions“
and
“Service Instructions“
)
•
control standalone operation with memory card (see
“Configuration Instructions“
)
•
perform a firmware update (see
“Configuration Instructions“
)
Several functions and settings can also be controlled via printer-specific commands with software appli-
cations or via direct programming with a computer. Details on this can be found in the
“Configuration
Instructions“
.
The settings made at the operating panel are the basic settings of the label printer.
4.1
Layout of the operating panel
It is to your advantage to make adjustments for different print jobs in the software whenever possible.
Fig. 3:
Operating panel
The operating panel is comprised of the graphical display (1) and the navi-
gator pad (2) with five integrated buttons.
The graphical display informs you of the current status of the printer and
the print job, reports errors and shows the printer settings in the menu.
The button functions are dependent on the current printer status:
Active functions are indicated by the illuminated letters and symbols on the
buttons of the navigator pad.
While printing, active functions illuminate white (e.g.
menu
or
feed)
Active functions are illuminated in orange in the offline menu (arrows,
↵
button)
Functions of the buttons
pause
,
cancel
,
menu
,
reed
buttons: (see ”4.2.3” on page 13)
Arrows: Up, down, left and right in the menu tree.
↵
button: Input of a parameter in the menu, calling up of help in case of an
error
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