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Chapter 3 Control Panel
3.1 Control Panel
There are three LEDs and one key on the control panel. (As Figure 3-1.shown)
3.1.1 LED
LED Description
POWER (Green)
Denotes whether the printer’s power supply is connected or not. The LED is
on when the power is connected.
ERROR (Red)
Denotes printer’s status. The LED is on when the malfunction appears.
PAPER OUT (Red)
Denotes printer’s paper status. The LED is on when paper out or is about to
end.
3.1.2 Function Key
Key
Description
【
FEED
】
【
FEED
】
controls paper feeding, you can enable or disable the key function with a
command. When enabled, the paper will be fed continuously if you hold on pressing it,
or stop if you loosen it.
3.2 Self Test
Self-test printing lets you know if the printer is working properly. If the printer printouts the self-test
content normally, it denotes that there is nothing wrong with the printer except for the interface which
connects to the computer. Otherwise, the printer should be repaired.
The printer will print out self-test information such as the software version and interface etc.
Hold on pressing the
FEED
key and turn on the power switch while the printer cover is closed, the
ERROR
LED blinks once with two beeps (if beeper is installed in the printer). Loosen the key, then the
printer prints out the self-test information.
Figure 3-1 Control panel
Note: Refer to “Error message on the control panel” for detailed information about LED
malfunctions in this
user’s manual
.
