Printronix H-SERIES P7000 - Manual (Page 34)

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Chapter 3 Integrated Print Management System
Integrated Print Management System
The P7000’s Integrated Print Management System feature automatically
monitors and communicates the status of the ribbon’s life to help the operator
know when to change ribbons. Using a special bar coded spool, the P7000
automatically detects when a new or used ribbon is installed and determines
the ribbon’s length, ink color, and expected yield. The ribbon life, starting from
100% when new and decreasing to 0% when depleted, is always displayed
on the control panel. See Figure 5 on page 20.
When the ribbon life reaches 2%, a warning message “RIBBON UNDER 2%/
Change RBN soon” appears on the control panel display. The control panel
status indicator lamp flashes. The printer will continue printing in this condition
until the ribbon life reaches 0% at which time, printing will stop. The ribbon
may be changed at any time while the printer is in the “RBN END POINT/
Change Ribbon” condition without losing data in the printer’s buffer. Simply
follow the procedures outlined below to change the ribbon.
You may also resume printing for approximately two more minutes without
changing the ribbon by pressing the ONLINE/CLEAR key twice. This may be
done as many times as needed to complete the job in progress.
Lighter Or Darker Print
The ribbon life value as determined by the Integrated Print Management
System is factory set so that the image quality at the end of the ribbon life is
as good as it was when the ribbon was new. You may adjust the ribbon end
point for a lighter or darker image as required for your printing needs. See
“PRINTER CONTROL” on page 99..