Control panel
a.
Data
light (Green)
On when print data is stored in the print buffer (the section of printer memory
reserved for receiving data) but not yet printed.
Flashes when the printer is processing data.
Off when no data remains in the print buffer.
b.
LCD panel
Displays printer status messages and control panel menu settings.
c.
Wakeup/Sleep
button
(Green)
Press to switch the status between available for printing and saving power. This
button lights up when the printer is in the sleep mode (the deep sleep mode).
The printer has a power off mode which saves more power consumption as
almost all functions are not available.
For more details about the power off mode, see “Energy Saver Menu” on
page 87.
d.
Pause/Release
button
Press once to pause. Press again to recover from pause. While paused, the
following operations are available on the control panel.
- Canceling the current print job or stored print jobs.
- Interrupting print jobs to print a stored print job.
- Ejecting a paper (Form Feed) by holding down the
OK
button for more than 2
seconds.
For instructions on these operations, see “Canceling Printing” on page 109,
“Interrupting Printing” on page 109 and “Status and Error Messages” on
page 94.
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