Chapter 1 — Using the Mobile Printer
4 PB50 and PB51 Mobile Printer User Guide
Printer Control Panel: Use this illustration to familiarize yourself with the
buttons and lights on the printer.
Understanding How to Use the Printer Buttons
Button
Name
Button Function
Feed Press to advance label or receipt paper without
printing. The amount of media advanced depends on
the type of media loaded in the printer. The printer will
advance 5 mm (0.2 inch), an entire label, or a
configured length of media based on your media and
settings.
If you press and hold the button for longer than two
seconds while in Ready mode, the printer performs a
testfeed to calibrate the media (Fingerprint or ESC/P).
If the printer is printing, press this button to start and
stop Pause mode.
Setup Press to start and stop Setup mode (IPL and
Fingerprint only).
Press and hold to cancel printing (ESC/P only).
Standby
(Power)
Press to start Standby mode. In Standby mode, the
radio, display, and backlight are turned off.
Press to turn the printer on and start Ready mode.
Info Press to show a summary of network connection
settings and error conditions (Fingerprint and IPL
only). Each information message appears on the screen
for five seconds.
Press in Pause mode to cancel the print job
(Fingerprint and IPL only).
The button does not have a unique function when
using the ESC/P language.
SETUP:
SER-COM
Setup button
Feed button
Standby button
Info button
Ready-to-Work
indicator