Control Panel
Turning on or off the lock-out mode
Changing the lock-out mode setting
You can restrict the use of buttons on the control panel by using the lock-out mode. In the basic setting, you can only use the Pause, Load, Eject, and Tear Off functions, when the lock-out mode is on.
You can turn on or off the lock-out mode easily by using buttons on the control panel.
Follow these steps to turn on the lock-out mode:
![]() | Make sure the printer is turned off. |
![]() | Turn on the printer while holding down both the LF/FF and Pause buttons more than five seconds. |
![]() | After five seconds, three LEDs will blink, then release the buttons. The printer beeps twice when buttons are released, indicating that the lock-out mode has been turned on. |
To turn off the lock-out mode, repeat steps 1 and 2. The printer beeps once, indicating that the lock-out mode has been turned off.
See Changing the lock-out mode setting for instructions on how to change the functions to be locked.
You can select the printer functions to be locked while the lock-out mode is on according to your needs.
Follow these steps to change the lock-out mode setting:
![]() | When using continuous paper, make sure paper is loaded and the printer is turned off. |
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![]() | Turn on the printer while holding down both the Load/Eject and LF/FF buttons for more than five seconds. After five seconds, three LEDs will blink, then release the buttons. |
![]() | The printer enters the lock-out setting mode. |
![]() | Pressing Set (Pause) will print current settings. Underlines indicate current default values. |
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Select an item by pressing the ![]() ![]() The printer prints the item and the current setting value of that item. The item list will be advanced one by one as the button is pressed, and the current setting value will be printed according to the item. |
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The value can be changed by pressing the Set (Pause) button and the value is printed. Repeat steps 5 to 6: The other items can be changed in the same way. |
![]() | Turn off the printer and exit the lock-out setting mode. |
See Turning on or off the lock-out mode for instructions on how to turn the lock-out mode on after you change the lock-out mode setting.
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