Using the Error Indicators
You can identify many common printer problems using the lights on the control panel. If your printer stops working and one or more control panel lights are on or flashing or the printer beeps, use the following table to diagnose and fix the problem. If you cannot fix your printer problem using this table, see “Problems and Solutions” on page 53.
State of panel | Beep | Problem |
lights | pattern | Solution |
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n Power | ••• | No paper is loaded in the selected paper |
n Pause |
| source. |
n Paper Out |
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| Load paper in the selected paper source; the | |
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| Paper Out and Pause lights go off and the |
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| printer resumes printing. |
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n Power | ••• | Paper is not loaded correctly. |
n Pause |
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| Remove and reload your paper correctly, then | |
f Paper Out |
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| press the Pause button. See “Loading | |
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| Continuous Paper” on page 5, “Loading Single |
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| Sheets” on page 12, or “Loading Special |
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| Paper” on page 14 for |
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| instructions. |
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| ••• | Continuous paper is not fully ejected. |
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| Tear off the paper and press the Load/Eject |
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| button to eject the paper. |
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| ••• | Single sheet paper is not fully ejected. |
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| Press the Load/Eject button to eject the sheet. |
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n Power | ••• | The paper release lever is set to the wrong |
n Pause |
| position. |
o Paper Out |
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| Set the paper release lever to the position for | |
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| the paper source you want to use. If paper from |
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| another paper source is currently in the paper |
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| path, press the Load/Eject button to eject the |
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| paper; then move the paper release lever to |
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| the desired position. |
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f Power | • • • • • | An unknown printer error has occurred. |
f Pause |
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| Turn off the printer and leave it off for several | |
f Paper Out |
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| minutes; then turn it on again. If the error | |
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| reoccurs, contact your dealer. |
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