FASTMARK 4600 PLUS CONTROL PANEL OPERATION Front Panel The front panel includes - LCD display - 3 LED status indicators (READY, MEDIA and RIBBON) - 3 control buttons (FEED, PAUSE and CANCEL) LCD display LED indicators Control buttons Page 1 of 8 February 2012 Document #140194
LED Indicators There are three LED indicators on the front panel, “READY”, “MEDIA” and “RIBBON”. These indicators display the present status of the printer. The Ready LED indicates the following conditions: READY ON - The printer's power is on, unit is ready to print. Off - The printer's power is off. Blinking - Error condition (see Troubleshooting section in USER GUIDE for details) The Media LED indicates the following conditions: MEDIA ON - Media is installed and ready for Normal operation.
Buttons Depending upon the printer model and current mode, the Front Panel buttons serve multiple functions. Refer to the following tables for their specific functions. Pressed and held down during Power UP Upon completion of the desired function the printer will go into a READY condition. Button FEED/CONFIG PAUSE/CALIBR CANCEL/RESET Function The printer performs an internal Self-Test and prints a Configuration Report. LCD displays "SELF TEST".
Pressed during normal operation Button Function FEED The printer will Feed a one label. PAUSE The printer will begin blinking the READY LED. If printing the printer will STOP printing, and the READY LED will blink. If pressed a second time the printer will resume normal operation. Models will blink the READY LED and display PAUSE on the LCD display while in the Paused condition. CANCEL The printer will Stop printing and delete any further information in the printer's buffer.
LCD Display The front panel is equipped with a 2 row by 16-character display. The basic function of the display is: - Display the printer status - Display the printer settings - Display's prompts requesting input data from a keyboard or barcode reader. Standard Printer After power ON the following message is displayed on the LCD (203, PAL/PPLZ) The first parameter is either 203 or 300. It indicates the print resolution.
Front Panel Set-up Menu The Set-up menu is a list of printer features that affect the basic operation of the printer. These are functions that may not normally be selected using software commands. Value settings that are changed using the keypad are stored into memory and are retained when power is cycled. Value settings that are changed using software commands are temporary changes and are not retained when power is cycled.
Procedure to Enter into Set-up Mode 1. Power on the printer. 2. When the “ READY” message is displayed on the LCD, press [PAUSE] once to enter off-line mode. Press and hold [FEED] and then [PAUSE] buttons. Release buttons. 3. Press and hold [FEED], then press [PAUSE] button repeatedly to scroll to the feature that you want to change. 4. Press [CANCEL] button once to select feature. 5.
Typical Set-up Control Panel Features (features may differ among models) Feature Item Value Factory Default PRINT MODE Direct Thermal or Thermal Mode Direct Thermal MAC ADDRESS ####-####-#### Printer Specific DEFAULT GATEWAY ###.###.###.### Printer Specific SUBNET MASK ###.###.###.### Printer Specific IP ADDRESS ###.###.###.
