
Troubleshooting
When a problem occurs during operation, please check the following troubleshooting guide and take corrective action.
If you cannot solve a problem with the following solutions, do not attempt to repair it by yourself. Turn off the printer, remove the battery pack, then contact a TOSHIBA TEC service representative for assistance.
If an error message is displayed.
When an error message is displayed, follow the respective instruction, then press the [PAUSE] button. The error will be cleared.㩷㩷
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  | A parity error or framing error has  | to on. Send data from the host to the  | 
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  | occurred during communication by RS-  | printer again. If the problem recurs,  | 
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  | The media is not loaded properly.  | Load the media properly.  | 
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PAPER JAM ****
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The media is jammed in the printer.  | media properly. Press the [PAUSE]  | |
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  | A flash memory write error occurred.  | printer again. If the problem recurs,  | |||||
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  | A flash memory format error occurred.  | printer again. If the problem recurs,  | |||
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