Printronix P9000 Series Printer User Manual


 
9-6 RibbonMinder
2. Unlock the Control Panel
If not at the OFFLINE READY prompt, press CLEAR until OFFLINE READY apĆ
pears. Unlock the printer configuration by simultaneously pressing MENU UP and
MENU
DOWN until the ENTER SWITCH UNLOCKED prompt appears briefly in the
display.
ENTER SWITCH
UNLOCKED
3. Enable the RibbonMinder Monitor Feature
From
the OFFLINE READ
Y display, press MENU DOWN to enter the RIBBON LIFE
menu. Press NEXT repeatedly until ENABLE/DISABLE appears on the display. Press
MENU
DOWN and NEXT to display ENABLE A
CTION. Each time NEXT is pressed at
this level, the function will switch between ENABLED and DISABLED. Press ENTER.
If
the asterisk does not appear, refer to Application Hints on page 9-12.
RIBBON LIFE 1000
ENABLE ACTION
*
4. Enter the SET JOB RATE
From
OFFLINE READ
Y, press MENU DOWN to re-enter the
RIBBON LIFE menu.
Press NEXT repeatedly until SET JOB RATE appears on the display. Press DOWN to
display
the current job rate. The display message will now show the value last selected.
CURRENT 400
NEW RATE
400*
The
JOB R
A
TE can be set from the host. If a new JOB R
A
TE is not entered, enter a pre
Ć
viously
recorded JOB R
ATE.
5. Select New JOB RATE
Select the appropriate JOB RATE by pressing NEXT or PREV until the correct JOB
RATE
appears in the display. This JOB R
A
TE is obtained by analyzing the job. P
ress EN
Ć
TER to enter this JOB RATE. If the NEW RATE value displayed is larger than desired,
decrement the NEW RATE by pressing PREV (Press and hold to quickly advance the
count);
press ENTER. An asterisk next to the selection indicates that it has been entered.
If
an asterisk does not appear, refer to Application Hints on page 9-12.
6. Choose the WHEN WORN ACTION
Choose
what printer action should occur when the ribbon life reaches 0%. F
rom the OF
Ć
FLINE READY display, press MENU DOWN to re-enter the RIBBON LIFE menu.
Press
NEXT repeatedly until WHEN WORN A
CTION appears on the display.
To select the STOP PRINTER action when the ribbon is worn, press
MENU
DOWN; when STOP PRINTER is displayed, press ENTER.