Introduction
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Operator Controls
The primary operator controls are found on the front of the printer. The indicators may be off (not lit), red,
green, or yellow. The indicators can blink or remain on in a variety of patterns that denote various printer
activities or status. For more information on the indicator light patterns see Resolving Alerts and Errors).
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Power Button — Turns power ON and OFF in the printer. It is also used to initiate low-power sleep
and wake states.
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Initial Power ON — Press the Power button until the printer’s indicator lights flash on. The
indicator lights will flash on and off in various combinations while the printer does self diagnostics,
configuration checks, and integrate optional components which will take several seconds to
complete.
The Status indicator will turn solid GREEN indicating the printer is ready for normal print
operations.
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Sleep Mode — Pressing and releasing the button once will cause the printer to enter Sleep
Mode. The printer will turn off after storing various configuration and status information in memory.
All the indicators will be off except the Status Indicator will slowly change between On and Off to
indicate Sleep Mode.
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Power OFF with Sleep Mode Delayed — Press and Hold the button for 4-9 seconds. The
operator can start a batch print job and put the printer into the low power consumption state of Sleep
mode — after the job has finished.
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Power OFF / Shutdown — Press and Hold the button for 4-9 seconds. The printer will turn
OFF.
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Power Failure Recovery Mode — This printer feature is activated by a hardware jumper setting
on one of the optional Printer Connectivity Modules installed in the printer. See Setting the Power
Failure Recovery Mode Jumper.
• The printer will automatically Power ON when plugged into an active (ON) AC power source.
• Supports Sleep Mode and Power OFF with Sleep mode Delayed.
• A Power OFF/Shutdown will reset the printer and then runs the Initial Power ON sequence.
Note • The Power Failure Recovery Mode is only available on printers with a Printer Connectivity Module
installed in the printer.
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