FARGO electronic HDP820 - Manual (Page 39)

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Printer Components: LCD and Softkey Control Pad
The Printer provides a four line, eighty (80) character LCD Displays that can communicate
helpful information about the Printer's operation.
• The top three lines of the LCD Display will always be used to communicate print status,
error messages and menu options.
• The bottom line of the LCD Display will always be used to communicate the current
function of the Printer's softkey buttons.
This section describes how the LCD Display and Softkey Control Pad work together.
Component Description
Softkey
Buttons The Printer has three softkey buttons that appear below the LCD
Display. Their current function is indicated by the words appearing above
them. This function will change according to the Printer's current mode of
operation.
• Press the corresponding softkey button under the choice you want to
select. If no word appears above a particular button, this indicates it
has no function in that particular mode of operation. The Printer also
has another type of button on its control pad called scroll buttons.
These buttons are located just to the right of the LCD Display.
• Use these buttons to scroll through help text, to navigate through the
Printer's menus and to adjust certain Printer settings.
LCD Display The Printer's LCD Display will change according to the Printer's current
mode of operation.
System Check
Screens When the Printer is first powered ON, the Printer's system check screens
will briefly appear to display and test the amount of installed Printer
memory, align the Print Ribbon and HDP film and lastly to display the
READY screen and current Firmware version.
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