4-7. Error Messages

LED

LED Light

Beep

Description

Solution

Message

Ready

Status

Print head is

 

Red

4 beeps

Print head not firmly in place.

Re-open print head and make

opened

 

twice

sure it closes tightly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When print head temperature

Entering the

 

Red

None

Print head temperature high.

drops to the normal

Cooling Process

 

temperature range, printer will

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

go back to the standby mode.

Out of ribbon or

 

 

 

Ribbon not installed, and printer

Make sure the printer is in the

 

Red

3 beeps

shows error message.

Direct Thermal mode.

check ribbon

 

 

twice

Ribbon used up or ribbon supply

 

sensor

 

 

Replace with new ribbon roll.

 

 

 

shaft not moving.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Make sure the movable sensor

Out of media or

 

 

 

Unable to detect paper.

mark is at the correct position,

 

 

2 beeps

if the sensor is still unable to

check media gap

 

Red

 

detect paper, and then go

 

twice

 

sensor

 

 

 

through Auto Sensing again.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paper used up.

Replace with new label roll.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Possible causes: card tags or

 

 

 

 

 

paper fall into the gap behind

Check paper

 

 

2 beeps

 

the platen roller, can’t find

 

Red

Abnormal paper feed.

label gap/black mark, black

setting

 

twice

 

 

 

mark paper out. Please

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

adjust according to actual

 

 

 

 

 

usage.

Command is not

 

Red

2 beeps

Wrong command; printer prints

Check printer commands,

 

possible value missing or

recognized

 

twice

out “Command is not recognized.”

 

 

errors.

 

 

 

2 beeps

Memory is full; printer prints out

Delete unnecessary data in

Memory is full

 

Red

the memory or purchase

 

twice

“Memory full.”

 

 

 

extended memory (options).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Use “~X4” command to print

Filename can not

 

Red

2 beeps

Can’t find the file; printer prints

out all the files, then check

be found

 

twice

out “Filename can not be found.”

whether the file exist and the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

names are correct.

Filename is

 

Red

2 beeps

File name is repeated; printer

Change the file name and

repeated

 

twice

prints out “Filename is repeated.”

download again.

 

 

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