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The dashboard

Introduction

The dashboard is the upper blue part of the control panel. The dashboard is always visible, irrespective of the current view. The dashboard shows the following.

  • The status of the system

  • The current process

  • Instructions for the operator

  • The status of the supplies

  • The status of the external finisher, if applicable

  • Whether maintenance is required.

  • The [Resume] button after you stopped the printer.

Illustration

The following illustration shows the dashboard while the machine is busy. The vertical status bar is green. No action is required.

The dashboard - No action is required

The following illustration shows the dashboard while the machine is busy. The vertical status bar is orange. Next to the status bar, the dashboard displays a message that indicates which action is required soon.

The dashboard - Action is required soon

The parts of the dashboard

Table 1. The dashboard

Number

Function

1

Display the status of the machine, for example [Initializing...], [Printing...] or [Printing will stop...]. Each status message can have a sub-message with additional information.

2

Display the file name of the current job (for document printing) or current stream (for stream printing). Furthermore, the progress of the current job is displayed.

For document printing, the counter can display the following information.

  • Set X of Y

  • Sheet X of Y or Sheet X.

X represents the current status of the print job. Y represents the total number of sets or sheets of a print job.

When the sorting method for a job is set to [By set], and a set contains at least 40 pages, then the dashboard displays the set count (Set X of Y) and the sheet count (Sheet X of Y) for the set. When a set contains less than 40 pages, then the dashboard only displays the set count (Set X of Y).

If the sorting method for a job is set to [By page], or when you print stream jobs, the dashboard only displays a sheet count.

3

Display the action that you must do now or soon. The colors of the vertical status bar at the left-hand side match the colors of the LED on the control panel and the operator attention light. When the color is orange or red, a message indicates the required action.

Orange means that action is required soon. How long before an upcoming action the control panel starts to display the message depends on the defined warning time.

Red means that action is required now.

NOTE

The control panel can only display one message at a time. When there are more messages, the control panel displays the first required or most important message.

4

  • Display the status of the external finisher, if applicable.

  • Display the status of the staple cartridges (Check the status of the stapler cartridges).

  • Display a warning that maintenance is required. When maintenance is required soon, the maintenance icon becomes orange . When maintenance is required now, the maintenance icon becomes red .

  • Display the status of the toner reservoirs (Check the status of the toner reservoirs).

NOTE

Only key operators who received the special maintenance training are allowed to do maintenance tasks.

NOTE

The dashboard can only display one message at a time. When there are more messages, the dashboard displays the first required or most important message. The dashboard indicates that there are more messages. Touch this message to display all other messages.