Understanding the printer control panel

scanner control panel with numbered callouts

Item

Description

1

Selections and settings

Select a function such as Copy, Scan/Email, Fax, or Options. Use the address book when scanning to e-mail.

Note: Fax mode is not available on selected printer models.

2

Display area

View scanning, copying, faxing, and printing options as well as status and error messages. Access the administration menus; start, stop, or cancel a print job.

3

Keypad area

Enter numbers, letters, or symbols on the display. Access the Address Book or change the default fax settings on printer models that support fax.


selections and settings control panel with numbered callouts

Item

Description

1

Copy

Enters the copy function

2

Scan/Email

Enters the scan or scan to e-mail function

3

Fax

Enters the fax function

Note: Fax mode is not available on selected printer models.

4

Options

Temporarily changes settings such as Original Size, Paper Source, and Scale


display control panel with numbered callouts

Item

Description

1

Menu

menu button

Enters the administration menus

2

Display

View scanning, copying, faxing, and printing options as well as status and error messages

3

Stop/Cancel

stop button
  • Stops printing

  • Exits a menu and returns to Ready

4

Start

start button

Starts a copy, scan, or fax job

5

Right arrow

right arrow button

Scrolls right

6

Select

select button

Accepts menu selections and settings

7

Left arrow

left arrow button

Scrolls left

8

Indicator light

  • Off—The power is off.

  • Blinking green—The printer is warming up, processing data, or printing.

  • Solid green—The printer is on, but idle.

  • Blinking red—Operator intervention is needed.

9

Back

back button

Returns to the previous menu


fax control panel with numbered callouts

Item

Description

1

Hook

hook button

Press hook button to take the line off-hook (like picking up a telephone receiver) when faxing. Press hook button a second time to hang up the line.

Note: Fax mode is not available on selected printer models.

2

Keypad

keypad

Enter numbers, letters, or symbols on the display.

3

Shortcuts

shortcuts button

Enters the shortcut screen

4

Address Book

address book button

Access any of the programmed shortcuts (1-99) for fax and e-mail.

Note: Fax mode is not available on selected printer models.

5

Redial/Pause

redial pause button
  • Press the Redial/Pause button to cause a two- or three-second dial pause in a fax number. In the Fax To: field, a Dial Pause is represented by a comma (,).

  • Press the Redial/Pause button to redial a fax number.

  • The button functions only within the Fax menu or with fax functions. When outside of the Fax menu, fax function, or home screen, pressing the Redial/Pause button causes an error beep.

Note: Fax mode is not available on selected printer models.