functional areas
the navigation keys
menu icon selection
action keys
status lights
standby
functional areas
the printer's front-panel includes an easy-to-use interface with a display, giving you access to a comprehensive set of printer functions and to a number of useful internal prints. information on your ink consumable items can be found as well as continually updated information on their status.
the front-panel of the printer is made up of the following functional areas:
· a message display screen
· navigation keys
· action keys and associated status lights, on the left
· on/off button and status light.
the navigation keys
the right side of the front-panel is the where all the navigation keys are located. the navigation keys are: top, back, ↑, ↓ and enter.
you use these keys to navigate through the menu system and to select menu icons and menus, see setup menus and consumable menus. you also use the navigation keys to respond to messages. see message descriptions, for detailed descriptions for error and status messages.
menu icon selection
the front-panel has four menus, you select them using the ↑ and ↓ keys on the front-panel. when one of the four menus is highlight the front-panel displays the following information.
printer setup menu
the printer setup icon looks like:
if the printer setup menu is selected, there is brief and overall description on the status of the ink consumable items. if there is no media loaded, then there is a message describing the first step to loading media. if you press enter now, you will go to the printer setup menu, see setup menus.
media menu
the media menu icon looks like this:
if the media menu is selected, and there is media loaded, the front-panel displays information on the media you have loaded. if you press enter now, you will go to the media menu, see consumable menus.
ink cartridge menu
the ink cartridge icon looks like this:
if the ink cartridge menu is selected, the status of each of the ink cartridges is shown. if there is a problem with one or more of the ink cartridges, the front-panel will display an action message or a error code see message descriptions for more details. if you press enter now, you will go to the ink cartridge menu, see consumable menus.
printhead menu
the printhead menu icon looks like this:
if the printhead menu is selected, the front-panel displays the status of each of the printheads. if there is a problem with one or more of the printheads, the frontpanel will display an action message or a error code see message descriptions for more details. if you press enter now, you will go to the printhead menu, see consumable menus.
displays
menus
to configure the printer use the menus to select and change the settings. use the ↑ and ↓ keys to navigate and the enter key to select the options.
procedure information
the front-panel display can help you through the various procedures you have to perform, loading media for example:
action keys
the action portion of the front-panel consists of:
· cancel
· load/unload media
· print quality mode.
the action keys let you:
· stop printing and media loading while they are in progress, cancel dry time, cancel nest waiting. (cancel key).
· load and unload media (load/unload key).
· select the print mode (max quality, productivity and max. speed). a green light indicates the setting you have selected.
status lights
the green status lights indicates what setting is currently active in the front-panel.
in most cases, settings in your application software or printer driver will override the settings you make on the front-panel of the printer.
standby
the printer has a standby mode where, after a period of inactivity, the printer goes into a sleep mode (lowpower usage mode). this is indicated by the frontpanel display and status indicators turning off. the indicator light on the standby switch is on when the printer is in standby mode. the printer "wakes up" whenever you press the standby switch on the printer or there is any i/o activity such as receipt of a file.
