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Printer Status Sensors
The printer contains several status sensors. These sensors alert the operator
to various conditions by either stopping the printing or turning on an LED.
Sensor What it Monitors How it Works
Printhead
sensor
Checks the open/ closed
status of the printhead
lever.
If the printhead is open, the
PRINTHEAD LED flashes.
Media sensor
(See Getting
Ready to Print
to adjust this
sensor.)
Checks for proper
media loading.
If you run out of paper, the
PAPER/RIBBON LED will turn on.
If non-continuous media
is used, sets label length
for individual labels.
Ribbon sensor
Monitors the presence
of ribbon.
If you run out of ribbon, the PAPER/
RIBBON LED flashes.
Label available
sensor (Peel-
Off option
required. See
Figure 25.)
In Peel-Off mode, it
checks to see if a label
is available.
Once a label prints, it will pass
between the two parts of this sensor
and cause the printer to pause.
When the label is removed, printing
resumes.
Backing rewind
spindle full
sensor (Peel-
Off option
required. See
Figure 26.)
Senses when the
backing rewind spindle
is full of used backing
material.
When the spindle is full, the
PAPER/RIBBON LED flashes.
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