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Control panel

The control panel is the location on the print system to manage print jobs, copy jobs, and scan jobs. The control panel provides you full system control.

The following table describes the main parts of the control panel and their functions.

Table 1. The main components of the control panel

Component

Function

1

Sleep button

Put the system into the sleep mode or wake up the system.

2

Stop button

Stop the printing process after a set or as soon as possible.

3

Paper tray button

Get immediate access to the [Trays] section on the control panel to do the following (for example):

  • Check the content of all paper trays.

  • Load a new media type into a paper tray.

  • Change the media type which is available in one of the paper trays.

  • Open the front door of the printer.

4

USB port

Insert a USB drive into the USB port to print any documents on the USB drive.

You can disable the USB port.

5

[Schedule] button (optional)

Access the [Schedule] view to manage the jobs in the schedule.

6

[Jobs] button

Manage and print the jobs in the lists of [Waiting jobs], [Scheduled jobs] and [Printed jobs], or in a DocBox (optional).

7

[Trays] button

Access the [Trays] section on the control panel to do the following, for example:

  • Check the content of all paper trays.

  • Load a new media type into a paper tray, or

  • Change the media type which is available in one of the paper trays.

8

[System] button

Access the [System] section to do the following, for example:

  • Check the status of the toner, staples and other supplies.

  • Get information of the finishers.

  • Read counters.

  • Start maintenance.

  • Set up the preferred workflows.

  • Change a number of default system settings such as the language.

  • Adjust the brightness and contrast of the LCD panel.

  • Shut down the printer.

  • View the content of the media catalog or add (temporary) media to the media catalog.

9

Username

The username of the user that is currently logged in. When you want to log in as another user, log out or change your password, use this button.

10

Dashboard

The dashboard displays information about the system status such as:

  • Information about the current printing process.

  • Information about operator intervention that is required soon.

  • Information about errors.

  • Information about the status of the toner reservoir and staple cartridges.

11

Status LED

The status LED displays the status of the system:

  • Red LED

    The machine has stopped, for example because a required media type is not available or an error has occurred. Operator attention is required now.

  • Orange LED

    The machine will stop soon, for example because more paper is required. Operator attention is required soon.

    The orange light illuminates when the machine reaches the warning time. The warning time is a time you can set to determine when the orange light must illuminate. You can set the warning time in the [System] view of the control panel.

  • Green LED

    The machine is busy printing. The machine can print longer than the set warning time. Operator attention is not required.

  • LED off

    The machine is idle. There are no jobs scheduled for printing and no operator attention is required.

Access to the control panel

The access to the control panel can be secured to protect the contents of the documents and print quality settings. When the access to the control panel is secured, you need to log in to the print system.

The system administrator is responsible for user authorization and for providing your credentials.

For more information, see Users of the print system.

Login screen
Username is displayed at the bottom of the screen