Epson DFX-8500 service manual Errors and Buzzers, Error/Warning Buzzer Information

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

1.4.2 Errors and Buzzers

Errors fall into 2 types; normal error/warning and fatal error. See the tables below for detailed information.

Table 1-15. Error/Warning Buzzer Information

Error/Warning	PAUSE	Paper Out	Ribbon	Beeper *1)		Description
	LED	LED	LED
On Line	Off	Off	Off
Pause	On	Off	Off
Head hot	Blinking	Off	Off
Head Fan hot	Blinking	Off	Off
Paper out error	On	On	Off	. . .	When the printer fails to load a
					sheet, it goes paper out error.
Cover open error	ON	Off	Off	. . .	When the printer’s cover is
					open, it goes cover open error.
Incomplete	On	Off	Off	. . .	When the printer fails to change
changing paper					the paper, it goes incomplete
					changing paper path error.
Incomplete back-	On	Blinking	Off	. . .
feed paper
Paper size error	ON	Off	Off	. . .	When paper width of the setting
					data and the current paper are
					different, it goes Paper size
					error.
Paper jam error	ON	Blinking	Off	- - - - -	When the printer fails to eject a
					sheet, it goes paper jam error.
Ribbon jam error	On	Off	Blinking	- - - - -	When the ribbon is in a jam
					status, it goes ribbon jam error.
Measurement	On	Blinking	Blinking	- - - - -	When	carriage	breaking	length
seeking error					is	abnormal,	it	goes
					Measurement seeking error.
Illegal panel	-	-	-	-
operation
Note 1: The descriptions “.”and “-“ show how the beeper sounds.
“.”: Beeper sounds 100 ms and interval is 100 ms.
“-“ : Beeper sounds 500 ms and interval is 100 ms.

Table 1-15a. Fatal Error Information

Fatal Error	7-segment LED	Beeper *2)	Description *3)
	Indication *1)
CR motor circuit shortage error	1	-	Auto power off after 12 seconds
Cutter error	2	- -	Auto power off after 12 seconds
Platen gap error	3	- - -	Auto power off after 12 seconds
Carriage lock error	4	- - - -	Auto power off after 12 seconds
Carriage load measurement	6	- - - - - -	Auto power off after 12 seconds
error
Head fan error	7	- - - - - - -	Head power off immediately
Head circuit shortage error	8	- - - - - - - -	Head power off immediately
RAM check error	9	- - - - - - - - -	Auto power off after 12 seconds
Paper memory setting error	a	- - - - - - - - - -
EEPROM data compare error	b	- - - - - - - - - - -
Tractor change error	c	- - - - - - - - - - - -	Auto power off after 12 seconds
Watch dog error	d		Auto power off after 12 seconds

Note 1: The 7 segment LED indicates error No. and “E” alternately.

Note 2: The descriptions “.”and “-“ show how the beeper sounds. “.”: Beeper sounds 100 ms and interval is 100 ms.

“-“ : Beeper sounds 500 ms and interval is 100 ms.

Note 3: Turn the printer power off while the 7 segment LED are on, or the printer shuts power down automatically. You can’t turn the printer back on for 5 minutes after the printer shuts power down automatically

Rev. B 1-27