DC5 User’s Manual
Basic Operation 2-2
2.1.1 Touch screen
The touch screen provides information and lets the user change the printer’s parameters.
Most common buttons on the touch screen:
Normally, the status or current value is visible on the left side of the screen, while the
control buttons appear on the right side.
There are five main control buttons: ,
,
,
and .
If a menu is entered, 3 navigation buttons: , and may appear.
Press to return to the status screen. If media is loaded in the cutter, the cutter will
come online and will be ready to cut a job, sent from the computer.
Press for more menu options. If there are more than six options for the chosen menu,
then pressing this button will reveal the rest of the options on the screen.
Press to return one step in the menu structure.
Other buttons that will appear on the screen are:
, and arrow buttons to change the values of parameters.
to cancel an instruction or apply a change in the current selected parameter.
to accept an instruction or a change in the current selected parameter.
to initiate an internal test.
Status line:
The bottom line gives extra information about the manner the printer is connected to the
computer.
If it is connected through the Ethernet connection, then the IP address is shown. When the
printer is online, pressing in the region of the status line is a shortcut to the communication
menu.
When in menu mode, the status line shows which menu the machine is in.