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Introducing the printer > Functional areas >
About the control unit area
The touchscreen, mouse, keyboard, power control panel, and operator alert assembly
are in the control unit area.
- Operator alert assembly
- Touchscreen
- Power control panel
- Control unit
- Printer engine frame
- Printer operator panel
About the operator alert assembly
The following controls are at the base of the operator alert
assembly, which is located at the base of the operator alert light at the
top of the control unit.
The Volume Control knob adjusts the volume
of the operator alert assembly. The following graphic shows the knob on the
Infoprint 4000 and Infoprint 4100 Models HS1, HD1/2, and PD1/2. Infoprint
4100 Models HS2 and HD3/4 have a slightly different volume control knob and
a DC speaker.
The External Connections for Customers control
provides a set of external contacts that allow the hook-up of an alert signal.
The following graphic shows the control on the Infoprint 4000 and Infoprint
4100 Models HS1, HD1/2, and PD1/2. Infoprint 4100 Models HS2 and HD3/4 do
not have an external connection.
About the operator alert lights on the Infoprint 4100 Models HS2 and
HD3/4
The operator alert light has the following
meanings on the Infoprint 4100 Models HS2 and HD3/4:
Table 1. Meanings of operator alert light on the Infoprint 4100 Models HS2 and HD3/4
| Machine state |
Light |
Audible warning |
| Online, ready to print
The
system will print when data is received from the host. |
Green |
None |
| Stop was pressed
In diagnostic mode
Offline printing
The system was made not ready by the operator or CE. The system cannot print
data from the host. All safety interlocks are normal. |
Amber |
None |
| OK to add toner. System
is still printing
You can add toner without stopping the printer. |
Flashing Yellow |
None |
| Error condition
The printer
has stopped, and cannot continue without intervention. |
Flashing Amber
Touch the touchscreen to make
the light stop flashing and become solid amber. |
Short duration and periodic
Touch the touchscreen
or press any key to stop the alarm. |
About the touchscreen
The touchscreen provides you with a touch-sensitive interface to the printer.
About the mouse
You can use the mouse to navigate around the touchscreen instead of touching
the screen with your finger. Use the left-click button to activate a push
button or make a selection on the screen.
About the keyboard
The keyboard sits on a sliding shelf below the touchscreen. You can use the
keyboard to enter data.
About the diskette drive
You can use the diskette drive to save traces. You can also
save Snapshots and other configuration items on diskette, which allows you
to transfer them to other systems. The service representative (CE) uses the
diskette drive for updating microcode, backing up configuration data, and
saving traces.
About the power control panel
The Printer 1 Power Control Panel provides power control for the Printer
1 control unit and the printer engine. On Printer 2, the Power Control Panel
provides direct power control for the Printer 2 control
unit and the printer engine and remote power control
for Printer 1.
| Using This
Control: |
Does This: |
| Control Unit
Local/Remote Switch |
Establishes where control unit
power is controlled.
On Printer 1 - When this switch
is in the Local position, the Printer 1 control unit is powered on and off
by the Control Unit Power On and the Control Unit Power Off if in Local switches. In the Remote position,
the Printer 1 control unit is powered on and off by Printer 2 control unit
power controls.
On dual simplex printers and Printer
2 of a duplex configuration - When this switch is in the Local position,
the Printer 2 control unit is powered on and off by the Control Unit Power On and the Control Unit Power Off
if in Local switches. In the Remote position, the Printer 2 control unit
is powered on and off by the controlling computer system. |
| Printer Local/Remote
Switch |
Establishes where printer power
is controlled. When this switch is in the Local position, the printer engine
is powered on and off by the Printer Power On and the Printer Power Off if in Local switches. In the Remote position,
the printer engine is powered on and off by the Control Unit
Power On and Control Unit Power Off If In Local switches
on this panel. |
| Control Unit
Power On Switch |
Powers on the Printer 2 control
unit frame or the Printer 1 control unit frame when the Control Unit Local/Remote switch is set to Local. |
| Printer Power
On Switch |
Powers on the printer when the Printer Local/Remote switch is set to Local. |
| Control Unit
Power Off If In Local Switch |
Powers off the Printer 1 control
unit when the Control Unit Local/Remote switch is set
to Local. |
| Printer Power
Off If In Local Switch |
Powers off the printer when the Printer Local/Remote switch is set to Local. |
| Emergency Power
Off Switch |
On Printer 1 - When set to Power Enable, the Printer 1 control unit and printer engine
can be powered on by Local or Remote control. Power Off does an emergency
shutdown.
On dual simplex printers and Printer 2 of a
duplex configuration - When set to Power Enable, the Printer 2 control
unit and printer engine can be powered on by Local or Remote control. Power
Off does an emergency shutdown. All power is removed from the system.
Attention!
Using the Unit Emergency Power Off switch can cause
loss of data and hardware problems; therefore, you should use it only in an emergency. |
