Beeper
Display
Keys
5000 Series Quick Reference Guide
The control panel is mounted in the top of the printer and is accessible
with the top cover either open or closed. The control panel utilizes a
display with two rows of 16 characters each.
With the top cover open, the control panel will move around slightly to
the touch (5050/5100 Model). This is normal. The floating mount allows
the panel to align itself when the top cover is closed. The mount is also
hinged so that it may be tilted forward to remove the ribbon deck for
service.
The four ^ ¡ < > keys are used to navigate the menu tree structure.
The Clear and Select keys are used in conjunction with the menu
navigation key for data entry to set up the printer. The On Line/Off Line
key is at the upper left (5050/5100) and to the lower left side of the
display (5180). The three keys (TOF, ¡ , ^) are used to set Top of Form.
The Format key is used (in conjunction with the Select key) to select one
of ten stored setup formats. The FF, Tear Off, and View keys are
additional paper positioning functions.
When in the On Line state, only the FF, On Line/Off Line, Tear Off & View
keys and limited functionality of the Clear, Select, and ¡ arrow navigation
keys are active. Depressing any other key causes only a "beep." The
"Processing" LED indicator is lit whenever data is being received and/or
being processed/printed. When interface auto switching (5050/5100
models) is enabled, the "Processing" LED indicator will blink for the
duration of the timeout period.
The control panel changes are not made effective until/unless the
processing LED indicator is off.
The control panel beeper sounds momentarily when:
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A BEL control code is received. The host can send a "bell" code to
sound the printer's beeper. For more information, see the 5000 Series
Programmer's Manual .
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A PAPER LOW condition exists.
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An EVFU loading error occurs. For more information on the EVFU,
see the 5000 Series Programmer's Manual.
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A hard fault occurs. See page 33 for an explanation of hard faults.
The LCD display provides the following information:
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The printer's status - Online, Offline, Self-test, etc.
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Menu functions.
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When a fault condition exists.
An explanation of the keys functions is given in the following section on
"Operation of the Control Panel." Although the keys on the control
panels are located differently on the 5050/5100 versus the 5180, their
functionality is the same.
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