Panel light

Beep

Problem

state

pattern

 

Solution

 

 

 

 

 

f Paper Out

•••

Continuous paper is not fed back to the standby

n Pause

 

position.

 

 

 

 

 

Tear off the printed document at the perforation;

 

 

then press the Load/Eject button. The printer feeds

 

 

the paper to the standby position. Press the Pause

 

 

button to turn off the Pause light, if necessary.

 

 

 

 

•••

A single sheet of paper is not fully ejected.

 

 

 

 

 

Press the Load/Eject button to eject the sheet. Then

 

 

press the Pause button to turn off the Pause light,

 

 

if necessary.

 

 

 

 

•••

Paper is jammed in the printer.

 

 

 

 

 

Clear the paper jam as described in the previous

 

 

page.

 

 

 

f Pause

The print head is overheated.

 

 

 

 

 

Wait a few minutes; the printer resumes printing

 

 

automatically once the print head has cooled.

 

 

 

f All the lights on

•••••

An unknown printer error has occurred.

the control panel

 

 

 

Turn off the printer and leave it off for several

 

 

 

 

minutes; then turn on the printer again. If the error

 

 

recurs, contact your dealer.

 

 

 

n= on, f = flashing

•••= short series of beeps (three beeps)

•••••= long series of beeps (five beeps)

Note:

The printer beeps once if you press a control panel button when the corresponding function is not available.

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