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Chapter
3
Program Mode
Program Mode
The printer is in Program mode whenever the configuration menus and option
values are displayed on the operator panel message display. Program mode
is either locked or unlocked. In order to select new configuration values, you
must unlock Program mode. In order to prevent accidental changing of the
configuration settings, you may lock Program mode.
Unlocking The Program Mode
To use the operator panel to change the configuration settings, Program
mode must be unlocked. When Program mode is unlocked, pressing the
Enter
key selects configuration values as the active values, that is, places
them into printer DRAM. An asterisk (*) after a displayed setting shows it is
entered into memory.
Press the
ENTER
keys at the same time to unlock Program
mode. The following message will appear briefly:
Locking The Program Mode
When Program mode is locked, you cannot use the operator panel to change
the configuration settings. However, you can still select the configuration
menus and view the current configuration settings.
Press the
ENTER
keys at the same time to lock Program mode.
The following message will appear briefly:
Entering Program Mode
To place the printer in Program mode, press the
MENU
key.
OPERATOR MENU
UNLOCKED
OPERATOR MENU
LOCKED
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