Controls and Indicators
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3. FEED (Advance) Button — The FEED button is a multi-function button. With the printer ON,
pressing the FEED button longer than two (2) seconds initializes the Power On FEED Button modes
• Feed One Label — Pressing the FEED button [and releasing before two (2) seconds] when the
printer is not printing, causes the printer to advance media one (1) blank form/format length (label,
receipt, tag, ticket, etc.).
• Reprint Last Label (activated via a SGD command: ezpl.reprint_mode or ZPL ^JJ command
parameters D and E use the FEED button as the ‘applicator signal’) - The intended purpose of this
feature is to allow reprint of a failed media print. If the printer runs out of media (paper, labels, etc.),
then the printer can re-print the last label (print form/format). The print buffer that stores the print
image available for reprint is cleared when the printer gets turned off or is reset.
• Pressing the FEED button while printing will stop print activities and place the printer into a
‘Pause’ state. The printer will complete printing a label that is printing before it pauses.
• Pressing the FEED button while in Pause state will return the printer to normal operation of the
first three. If printing a multi label (form/format) job or another print job is waiting to print in the print
queue, then the printer will resume printing.
FEED Button Modes
The printer includes some advanced features that are accessed via the FEED button. The operator
observes the STATUS Indicator light pattern changes to select each Advanced mode.
FEED Button Modes - Power ON
The Power ON advanced modes are designed to help with printer configuration and print setup. By
pressing and holding the FEED button when the printer is ON and Ready (green STATUS Indicator) for
two (2) seconds, the printer enters Advanced mode. These Advanced modes are:
• Printing a Configuration Report (One Single Flash)
The STATUS Indicator flashes once. If you release the FEED button here, a Configuration Report
prints and exits Advanced mode.
• Media Calibration (Two Flash) - Calibrates the printer for the installed media (labels, paper, tags,
etc.) using Smart Cal routine to set media (label) sensing parameters
Continue holding the FEED button, the STATUS Indicator will flash twice. If you release the FEED
button here, the printer begins measuring media and then setting the start of the media position and
exits Advanced mode.
• Reset Factory Defaults (Three Flash) - Resets the printer to the factory default settings.
Continue holding the FEED button, the STATUS Indicator will flash three times. If you release the
FEED button here, the printer Resets to Factory Defaults (the equivalent of the ZPL ^JUN command)
and exits Advanced mode.
• Return to normal operating mode. Release the FEED Button two (2) or more seconds after the
third flash sequence.
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