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Phaser 560


Front panel
The front panel provides a display of two lines of 24 characters each for messages, button labels, and user-adjustable parameter settings.

Front panel indicators

The front panel includes two indicator lights:

  1. Power (green LED)

  2. Error (red/amber LED)

Indicator On Blinking Off
1. Power

The printer is on and ready for operation.

The printer is processing or printing an image.

The printer is in interactive mode: you have pressed the Menu button.

The printer is not ready, or there is an error.

2. Error

If the indicator is on after the power-up sequence, some user interaction is required (for example, toner is low). Check the front panel message.

The printer requires immediate user interaction (for example, clear a media jam or close an open door). Refer to Troubleshooting and print quality quick reference.

Normal operation: there are no print engine or controller board errors.

Front panel buttons

The front panel buttons function according to which of these states (modes) the printer is in:

Mode Front Panel Buttons
1 2 3 4
Ready / Printing

Idle mode
or
Normal operating mode

Info

Provides printer information when pressed. Refer to this link for detailed information.

Menu

Accesses the front panel menu.

Printing

Printing mode

Cancel

Cancels a job that is printing.

Menu

Accesses the front panel menu.

Processing

Data is being processed

Cancel

Cancels a job that is processing.

Interactive

Press Menu

Exit

Backs up a level of the menu without making a selection.

<---

Scrolls backward through the available selections.

--->

Scrolls forward through the available selection.

Menu

Accesses front panel submenus.

Exit

Exits the menu and returns the printer to Ready.

Confirm

Implements a selection.

Print

Executes a print command.

OK

Accepts the selected value.

View

Allows the user to view information.

Reset

Resets the count for a user-
replaceable component.

Check Print

Driver selection

Reprint

Reprints the first page of the print job. Refer to page 5-11 for detailed information.

Cancel

Cancels the current print job.

Continue

Completes the current print job.

Diagnostics

Printer detects an error and stops

Info

Provides printer information when pressed. Refer to this link for detailed information.

More

Displays more information about the nature of the error.

Standby
(Energy Star)

Conserving energy

Wake Up

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

Line b

For a roadmap to the front panel menu selections, turn to Front panel menu map.

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.

Info Button (2) Capability

Idle Mode Processing / Printing Mode Fault Mode
Printer name

The name assigned to the printer by the system administrator.

Fault Code

User name

The name of the user sending the current print job.

Action

Suggested action to correct fault.

Print server

The name of the print server spooling the current print job.

IP address

Internet address assigned to the printer by the network administrator.

Job name

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:"

The Help Pages menu in the front panel menu includes a front panel menu map. Refer to Front panel menu map. For instructions on printing the menu map, refer to Printing Help Pages.

Front panel menu map
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