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Chapter 1 — Using the Printer

PD41 and PD42 Commercial Printer User’s Manual 9

Understanding Printer States

The printers can enter various states which indicate the current mode

of operation.

Note: If the printer is running a Fingerprint application, access to

Setup mode is controlled by the application.

PD41 and PD42 Printer States

State Explanation

PUP Power-UP (starting up)

Power off The printer is turned off.

Idle The printer is operational and is waiting for print

jobs.

Running application The printer is running a Fingerprint application.

Setup mode (PD42 only) You can access Setup mode through

the soft keys associated with the screen. Use Setup

mode to change some of the printer settings.

Information mode

(i-mode)

(PD42 only) You can access Information mode

from the soft keys when the printer is idle. In

Information mode, the printer cycles through

some of the interface settings in 5 second intervals.

Printing The printer is printing labels.

Printing (wait for LTS) The printer is waiting for the label taken sensor to

indicate that a label has been taken.

Paused The printer is paused during a print job.

Testmode The printer is in Testmode. For more information,

see “Using Testmode” on page 74.

Extended Testmode The printer is in Extended Testmode. For more

information, see “Using Extended Testmode” on

page 75.

Dumpmode The printer is in Dumpmode, which means it is

listening on all communication ports and prints

incoming characters.

Upgrading Firmware is being upgraded.

Error The printer is in an error state.

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