3M 813 owner manual Error Condition Ribbon

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Troubleshooting

High volume printer — LCD display messages

 

 

 

 

 

LCD Display — Printer Condition

Possible Cause

Recommended Solutions

ERROR CONDITION — RIBBON

In thermal transfer mode, ribbon is not

Load ribbon correctly.

OUT

loaded or is incorrectly loaded.

 

 

(Printer stops, RIBBON light on,

 

 

 

In thermal transfer mode, ribbon sensor

1.

Load ribbon correctly.

ERROR light flashes.)

is not detecting ribbon that is loaded

 

 

 

2.

Calibrate sensors. See Zebra

 

incorrectly.

 

 

 

XiIIIPlus User Guide (PDF on

 

 

 

drivers CD).

 

In thermal transfer mode, media is

1.

Load media correctly.

 

blocking the ribbon sensor.

2. Calibrate sensors. See Zebra

 

 

 

 

 

XiIIIPlus User Guide (PDF on

 

 

 

drivers CD).

 

In thermal transfer mode, printer did

1.

Print a sensor profile. The ribbon

 

not detect the ribbon even though it is

 

out threshold is most likely too

 

loaded correctly.

 

high. See Zebra XiIIIPlus User

 

 

 

Guide (PDF on drivers CD).

 

 

2. Calibrate sensors or load printer

 

 

 

defaults. See Zebra XiIIIPlus

 

 

 

User Guide (PDF on drivers CD).

WARNING — RIBBON IN

Ribbon is loaded but printer is set for

If you are using thermal transfer media,

(RIBBON light on, ERROR light

direct thermal mode.

which requires ribbon, set the printer

flashes.)

 

for Thermal Transfer mode. See Zebra

 

 

XiIIIPlus User Guide (PDF on drivers

 

 

CD).

 

ERROR CONDITION — PAPER

The media is not loaded or is loaded

Load media correctly.

OUT

incorrectly.

 

 

(Printer stops, MEDIA light on,

 

 

 

Misaligned media sensor.

Check position of the media sensor.

ERROR light flashes.)

 

 

 

 

The printer is set for non-continuous

Install proper media type, or reset

 

media, but continuous media is loaded.

printer for current media type and

 

 

perform calibration. See Zebra

 

 

XiIIIPlus User Guide (PDF on drivers

 

 

CD).

 

ERROR CONDITION — HEAD

The print head is not fully closed.

Close print head completely.

OPEN

 

 

 

The head open sensor is not working

Call 3M Service.

(Printer stops, ERROR light flashes.)

properly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

THERMISTOR FAULT

The print head has a faulty thermistor.

Call 3M Service.

(ERROR light flashes.)

 

 

 

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