Zebra Technologies P420 user manual Troubleshooting, Interpreting LCD Display messages

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TROUBLESHOOTING

This section offers solutions to potential problems you may experience with your P420 printer. The table below lists the screen messages that will be displayed on the printer's LCD, both during normal operation and to alert operator of any error conditions. There is also some additional information dealing with quality issues concerning printing onto cards.

5.1 Interpreting LCD Display messages

SCREEN MESSAGE

MEANING

ACTION

 

 

 

INITIALISING

The printer is performing an

Wait for the ready message

 

internal test before use

 

READY

Ready for use

 

 

 

 

WAIT

Print Head cool down mode

Wait for READY message

TEMPERATURE

 

 

 

 

 

SELF TEST

Self test card printing

Wait for test card

 

 

 

 

 

DOWNLOADING

The card data is being

Wait for card printing to start

DATA

transmitted

 

 

 

PRINTING YELLOW

The yellow panel is being

 

printed

 

 

 

 

PRINTING MAGENTA

The magenta panel is

 

printing

 

PRINTING CYAN

The cyan panel is printing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TROUBLESHOOTING

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Contents P420 Page Return Materials Authorization ForewordCopyright Notice TrademarksWarranty Information Declarations of ConformityIndustry Canada Notice Introduction P420 Printer ModelsIcons InjuryTable of Contents Viii Getting Started Unpacking your card printerPrinter Driver Disk floppy or/and CD Indicators and Controls LEDPrinter Installation Place the printer’s power switch in the OFF PositionPrinter Features OperationLoading Ribbons Supply Spindle Loading Cards Card FeederOperation Install Card Cleaning Cartridge Card Thickness Control Lever HOW to Maintain Rejected Card BoxOperation Feeding one card at a time Printing a Test Card Printer Menu Information P420 LCD Menu TreeReady Page Printing Sample Card Printing a Sample Card To install the P420 Printer Driver in Windows NT4.0 Printing a sample card Cleaning Protect Your Factory WarrantyCleaning System HOW to CleanCleaning the Print Head Card Cleaning Cartridge When to MaintainSlot Troubleshooting Interpreting LCD Display messagesPrinting Black Reject BOX Full Print Quality Issues Solution∙Printing shows very pale or inconsistent results ∙No printing on the card Technical Specifications Card Dimensions Electrical Technical Specifications Appendix a Magnetic Card Stripe EncoderMedia Loading Orientation Magnetic Encoder Cleaning Appendix B Smart Card Contact StationMedia Loading Orienta Tion Accessories & supplies Appendix CRibbons Cards Accessories 980292-001A