Front panel indicators The front panel includes two indicator lights:
Error (red/amber LED)
The printer is in interactive mode: you have pressed the Menu button.
Front panel buttons The front panel buttons function according to which of these states (modes) the printer is in:
Idle mode orNormal operating mode
Provides printer information when pressed. Refer to this link for detailed information.
Accesses the front panel menu.
Printing mode
Cancels a job that is printing.
Data is being processed
Cancels a job that is processing.
Press Menu
Backs up a level of the menu without making a selection.
Scrolls backward through the available selections.
Scrolls forward through the available selection.
Accesses front panel submenus.
Exits the menu and returns the printer to Ready.
Implements a selection.
Executes a print command.
Accepts the selected value.
Allows the user to view information.
Resets the count for a user-replaceable component.
Driver selection
Reprints the first page of the print job. Refer to page 5-11 for detailed information.
Cancels the current print job.
Completes the current print job.
Printer detects an error and stops
Displays more information about the nature of the error.
Conserving energy
Pressing any key activates the warm-up process, eventually bringing the printer to the Ready state.
Two-line display The two lines of the display have the following functions:
Line a
Displays operation errors and warnings such as <color>:low.
Displays the names of menus and parameters you can set.
Printer information The second button on the front panel (2) allows you to access the following information from the printer's current settings; this information appears on the upper line of the front panel display (a); the second line of the display (b) provides the More label for the second button.
The type of information varies, depending on what the current mode is.
The name assigned to the printer by the system administrator.
The name of the user sending the current print job.
Suggested action to correct fault.
The name of the print server spooling the current print job.
Internet address assigned to the printer by the network administrator.
The name of the current print job being processed or printed.
Protected mode for the front panel menu System administrators may choose to limit user access to front panel menus by downloading a utility file to the printer. The "lock" utility file prevents most menu items from being displayed on the front panel. The capability of limiting menu access is often useful when a system administrator needs to retain control of the printer's settings. In the protected mode, users still have access to print the Consumables Page, Configuration Page, Startup Page, and Demonstration Page.
In the protected mode, you can still access the full menu structure through a combination of front panel button pushes. An "unlock" utility file can also be downloaded to the printer to unlock the front panel menu for user viewing.
To learn more about locking and unlocking the front panel menus, refer to the topics on the printer's CD-ROM or the Tektronix World Wide Web site or call the Tektronix Customer Support Hotline at 1-800-835-6100 (from 6:00 am to 5:00 pm PST).
Use the following key sequence to access the entire menu when the front panel is "locked:"
Front panel menu map
