Error Indicators
Check the printer’s control panel lights and follow the appropriate instructions below. For more information, see, Chapter 7 of your User’s Guide.
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n = On | l l l | short series of beeps (three times) |
f = Flashing | l l l l l | long series of beeps (five times) |
Pause | Paper Out | Beep pattern | The Pause and Paper Out lights are on, and you | ||
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No paper is loaded in the selected paper |
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| the Paper Out light goes off, press the Pause button to turn | |
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The paper is not loaded correctly. |
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Pause | Beep pattern |
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The paper release lever is set to the |
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| from another paper source is loaded in the printer, press | |
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Pause | Paper Out | Beep pattern | The Pause light is on, the Paper Out light is | ||
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A single sheet of paper is not fully |
| Press the Load/Eject button to eject the sheet. | |||
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Continuous paper does not feed to the |
| Tear off the printed page at the perforation; then press the | |||
standby position. |
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| Load/Eject button. The paper feeds to the standby | ||
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Paper is jammed in the printer. |
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Pause | Paper Out |
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| The Pause light is on and the Paper Out light is |
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The print head is overheated. |
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f | f | f | f | All the lights are flashing. | |
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An unknown printer error has occurred. |
| Turn off the printer and leave it off for several minutes; | |||
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