Control-panel overview The control panel provides controls for printer functions and shows messages about the printer, print jobs, and supplies status. Figure 1-3 Control panel buttons and lights The printer communicates through the display and the lights on the control panel. The display shows status information, menus, help information, and error messages. The Ready, Data, and Attention lights provide at-a-glance information about the printer state.
10 Chapter 1 Product information ENWW Number Button or light Function 1 Stop button Halts the current job, presents a choice to resume or cancel the current print job, clears media from the printer, and clears any continuable errors that are associated with the halted job. If the printer is not printing a job, pressing Stop pauses the printer. 2 Menu button Opens and closes menus. 3 Ready light Indicates that the printer is online or offline. See Control-panel indicator lights on page 11. 4 Data light Indicates whether or not the printer is receiving data. See Control- panel indicator lights on page 11. 5 Attention light Indicates that a critical error has occurred.
See Control-panel indicator lights on page 11. 6 Back arrow ( ) button Navigates backward in nested menus. 7 Up arrow ( ) button Navigates menus and text, and increases the values of numerical items in the display. 8 Select ( ) button Makes selections, resumes printing after continuable errors, and overrides a non-HP print cartridge. 9 Down arrow ( ) button Navigates menus and text, and decreases the values of numerical items in the display. 10 Help ( ) button Provides detailed information about printer messages or menus. 11 Supplies gauge Shows the print cartridge-consumption levels. See Display on page 11. 12 Display Shows status information, menus, help information, and error messages.
See Display on page 11.