Intermec PB42 Control Panel
Understanding the Control Panel on your Intermec PB42 Printer
The PB42/PB42c control panel contains two buttons and four lights. Use the buttons to work with the PB42/PB42c. Use the lights to understand the state of the printer.
Buttons
| Button | Function |
| Radio button | Press to turn the radio on and off. |
| Feed button | Press once to advance the media by 7.5mm (0.29″) or 63 dots.
Press and hold to advance media at 5.08cm (2″) per seconds until you release the button. |
| Radio and Feed buttons | Press and hold both buttons until the printer beeps and prints out configuration test page.
While the printer is printing, pressing both |
Lights
| Light | State | Description |
| Battery lights (printer powered externally) | Off
Fast blinking red Solid red Solid green |
No batteries installed.
Charging error. The batteries are charging. The battery charging is complete. |
| Battery lights (printer battery powered) | Off
Blinking red |
The batteries in a charged state.
The batteries are low. Charge or replace. |
| Resdy-to-Work™ indicator | Off
Solid blue Blinking blue |
Printer not connected to a host via Bluetooth or serial cable.
Printer connected to host by Bluetooth or the serial port enabled. Printer out of paper, media cover open or hardware error. |
| Radio light | Fast blinking green
Slow blinking green Off |
The radio is receiving data.
The Bluetooth radio is on. The radio is off. |