Front panel lights, Oper ation, Front panel keys – Zebra Technologies S-300 User Manual
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Front Panel Keys
PAUSE Key Starts and stops the printing process.
- If the printer is not printing: no printing can occur
- Printing: printing stops once the current label is complete
FEED Key
Forces the printer to feed one blank label.
- Printer not printing: one blank label feeds immediately
- Printing: one blank label feeds after the current batch of labels is complete
CANCEL
Key
When in the PAUSE mode, this key will cancel print jobs.
- No print jobs in queue: press to cancel the next print job to be sent to printer
- Print job in queue: press once to cancel current print job
- Press and hold for several seconds (3) to cancel all print jobs in the printer’s
memory. The Data Light will turn OFF.
MODE Key
- Puts printer in Configuration Mode.
- Activates automatic Media Calibration procedure.
Front Panel Lights
NOTE: If an operating condition which causes a light to be ON constantly and one
which causes the same light to flash occur at the same time, the light will flash.
Light
Status
Indication
POWER
OFF
Printer is OFF, or not receiving power.
ON
Printer is ON.
PRINTHEAD
OFF
Normal operation.
ON
Head Over Temperature condition. Printing stops until the printhead
cools down. Printing resumes automatically.
Printhead Under Temperature condition. Printing continues.
Flashing
Printhead Open.
PAPER/
RIBBON
OFF
Media and ribbon (if used) are properly loaded.
ON
Paper out.
Flashing
In Thermal Transfer Mode: Ribbon is out.
In Direct Thermal Mode: Ribbon is in printer.
In Peel-Off Mode: backing rewind spindle is full.
PAUSE
OFF
Normal operation.
ON
Printer has stopped all printing operations.
DATA
OFF
Normal operation, no data being received.
ON
Labels are printing.
Single flash
The CANCEL key was pressed and a format was successfully deleted
from the print queue.
Flashing
Receiving data from host computer.
Slow flashing Printer sent a “stop transmitting” command to the host computer.
DARKEN
ON
Printer is in the Configuration Mode. See Chapter 1 for more
information.
POSITION
ON
CALIBRATE
ON
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