Media supply tray having multi-color exterior light indicating different media loading conditions

摘要

Printing devices include (and printing methods use) among other components, a processor, a printing engine operatively connected to the processor, a media supply tray operatively connected to the processor, etc. The media supply tray supplies sheets of media to the printing engine. The media supply tray has a light visible from the exterior of the printer. The processor controls the light to display different colors indicating different media loading conditions of the media supply tray. The different loading conditions can include a tray in use condition (indicated by the light displaying a first color); tray scheduled for use condition (indicated by the light displaying a second color); tray not in use condition (indicated by the light displaying a third color); tray empty condition, indicated by the light displaying a fourth color; etc.

主权项

1. A printer comprising:
a media supply tray supplying sheets of media to internal components of said printer, said media supply tray having a light visible from an exterior of said printer, said light displaying different colors indicating different media loading conditions of said media supply tray, said different media loading conditions comprising:
tray in use condition, indicated by said light displaying a first color;tray scheduled for use condition, indicated by said light displaying a second color;tray not in use condition, indicated by said light displaying a third color; andtray empty condition, indicated by said light displaying a fourth color, said first color, said second color, said third color, and said fourth color being different from one another.