Handheld Controller Section 1: Introduction
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Section 1: Introduction
This manual describes the operation of the Foxjet SoloSeries45 Handheld Controller as used to control
SoloSeries45 Thermal Jet print heads. The Handheld Controller can be used to individually operate from
one to four SoloSeries45 print heads hooked together in a daisy chain configuration: print head
configuration may be set or checked, print head status can be monitored, and print messages can be
created, edited, saved, retrieved and uploaded to the attached print head(s).
SoloSeries45 Thermal Jet print heads can operate stand-alone, so once they are set up and printing their
operation can be secured by disconnecting the Handheld Controller. This feature also allows multiple
SoloSeries45 print stations to be controlled using a single Controller. Simply carry the Handheld
Controller to the print station that needs attention, plug in, perform the desired task, unplug and move on
to the next print station.
Overview
The SoloSeries45 Handheld Controller has a back
lit, 3.75” (95 mm) diagonal black and white
graphics display and a 40-key keypad (see
illustration, right).
LEDs on the keypad indicate Power On (upper
right corner of the POWER key), Shift Lock
(upper right corner of the SHIFT key), Num Lock
(NUM LED, right side of LED bar just below F5),
and which one of up to four possible print heads is
being addressed (LED bar, LEDs 1 – 4).
A brief summary of the keypad and display
operation follows. More detailed descriptions are
given elsewhere in this manual as required.
Keypad Function Keys: Use the five
function keys (F1 – F5) at the top
of the keypad to navigate from
screen to screen and to select
options within a screen. Each
key’s function, which changes from screen to
screen, is displayed at the bottom of the screen
just above the key. When a function key has no
function its corresponding spot at the bottom of the
display is blank (see F5, right).
SHIFT Key: Press the SHIFT key for lower case letters; normal (un-shifted) keypad
operation produces upper case letters. The SHIFT key operates push on/push off: press
it once for shift mode, enter your lower case letters, then press it again to return to normal
keypad operation. An LED in the upper right corner of the SHIFT key lights when the
keypad is in the shift mode.
NUM LOCK Key: Press the NUM LOCK key to access the numeric keypad. The NUM
LOCK key operates push on/push off: press it once for num lock mode, enter your
numbers, then press it again to return to normal keypad operation. The NUM LED
(located just under the F5 key) lights when the keypad is in the num lock mode.
