Teac P-55 instruction manual Error Messages Explained, Error Message Description Corrective Action

SECTION 11 : Error Messages Explained

When an error develops, the ERROR lamp on the control panel lights up and the LCD shows an error message.

Error Message		Description	Corrective Action
ERROR		The side door is open.	Shut the side door.
Door Open
ERROR		No ink ribbon cartridge is	Load an ink ribbon cartridge by referring to SECTION
No INK Cartridge		loaded.	12 : Loading Ribbons.
ERROR		The ink ribbon is fully	Load a new or usable ink ribbon. To load a new
			ribbon, refer to SECTION 12 : Loading Ribbons.
		consumed or no ink ribbon is
No INK Ribbon			*Also see Note 1 in SECTION 11 : Error Messages
		loaded.
			Explained.
			Open the side door and rotate the lower take-up shaft
ERROR			clockwise to recover from jam. If the take-up shaft will
		The ink ribbon is stuck.	not rotate, try rotating the upper supply shaft a bit
INK Ribbon Jam
			counterclockwise then rotating the take-up shat
			clockwise.
ERROR		No re-transfer ribbon cartridge	Load a re-transfer ribbon cartridge by referring to
No TFR Cartridge		is loaded.	SECTION 12 : Loading Ribbons.
			a. Change the re-transfer ribbon by referring to
			SECTION 12 : Loading Ribbons or load a usable
		a. The re-transfer ribbon is	re-transfer ribbon.
			*Also see Note 1, 2, and 3 in SECTION 11 : Error
ERROR		fully consumed or no	Messages Explained.
		re-transfer ribbon is loaded.	b. Check the transfer ribbon.
No TFR Ribbon			*See Note 4 in SECTION 11 : Error Messages
		b. Deformed transfer ribbon	Explained.
		overloads the motor drive.	*If the above action does not improve the
			situation, the error may result from dirt on the
			platen roller. For details, see SECTION 16 :
			Maintenance.
			a. Open the side door and rotate the right-hand
			take-up shaft counterclockwise. If the take-up shaft
			does not rotate, try rotating the left-hand supply
		a. The re-transfer ribbon is	shaft a bit clockwise then rotating the take-up shaft
			counterclockwise.
		stuck.
ERROR			b. Check the transfer ribbon.
TFR Ribbon Jam		b. Deformed transfer ribbon	*See Note 4 in SECTION 11 : Error Messages
			Explained
		overloads the motor drive.
			*If the above action does not improve the
			situation, the error may result from dirt on the
			platen roller. For details, see SECTION 16 :
			Maintenance.
			a. The PHOTO ink ribbon is wound on a white shaft,
		a. An inappropriate ribbon is	and the COLOR ink ribbon on a black shaft. Load
ERROR		loaded.	an ink ribbon of the same shaft color as the
Wrong Ribbon Set		b. The ink shaft flange is	re-transfer ribbon.
		dirty.	b. See Note 5 in SECTION 11 : Error Messages
			Explained.
		The disc adapter has been	Put the disc adapter back to its original place. Be
ERROR			sure to set the slide switch on the front of the tray
		removed.	drawer to the LOCK position
No Disc Adapter
			*see Note 6 in SECTION 11 : Error Messages
			Explained.
ERROR		A command from the PC	You need to reset the printer. To do this, open the
Emergency Stop		forcibly stopped the printer.	side door, and then close it again.
ERROR	-		Write down the number displayed on the LCD and
Hardware			contact us for support.

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