5 Troubleshooting and Diagnostics

How to Use This Section

1.Find the category in which your problem occurs. The problem categories are:

-Power-related Problems

-Error Messages

-No Printout

-Operation-related Problems

-Print-related Problems

-Ribbon or Carriage-related Problems

For example, if the print appears very light on the paper, look at Section "Print- related Problems".

2.Find the symptom description that most closely matches the printer symptom. In this example you would look at the symptom "Print faint or of poor quality."

3.Try the first suggestion under that heading.

4.If the suggestion does not cure the problem, try the next suggestion.

5.If none of the suggestions enable you to continue printing, or if the fault is not listed, contact your service office.

Each time the printer is switched ON the display indicates TEST while the internal self-tests are run. If the test is completed successfully READY 4 ELQ will be displayed. If an error message is displayed please refer to the following section. All other messages on the display are described in section 2.4 Status

and Error Messages.

Troubleshooting and Diagnostics

5.1Power-related Problems

-Power indicator does not come On when power is switched On

-Check that the power cord and plug are securely fitted to the printer and to an electrical outlet.

-Ask for the power connector connections (and fuse, if fitted) to be verified.

-Ask for the building electrical supply to be verified.

5.2Error Messages

After switching the power ON the printer runs a self test. During the test the following messages may be shown on the display:

 

 

 

 

 

Display

That means ...

Cause / Action

 

 

 

 

 

No

No power

- Mains cable not connected

 

information,

 

 

 

POWER ON

 

 

 

indicator not

 

 

 

lit.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

green and

hang up in reset after

- Print PSU defective

 

yellow LED

power on

- Print CU-DEV defective

 

give light but

 

 

 

no reaction

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

########

Firmware does not

- PM not inserted

 

 

work

- PM not correctly inserted

 

 

 

- no firmware on PM

 

 

 

- PROMs not correctly installed

 

 

 

 

 

TEST....

Initializing of the

- After first POWER ON

 

(flashing)

EEPROM

with PM

 

 

 

- Change of the PM

 

 

 

- Contents of the EEPROM

 

 

 

faulty

 

 

 

 

 

I/O OK

EEPROM located on

EEPROM

 

 

the Control Unit not

- not installed

 

 

addressable

- not correctly installed

 

 

 

- defective

 

 

 

 

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Epson MTX 1345 manual Troubleshooting and Diagnostics, How to Use This Section, Error Messages, Power-related Problems

MTX 1345 specifications

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