Error Lights

Certain problems are identified by the control panel lights. The following table describes the meaning of each light pattern and what you should do to correct the problem.

Light(s)

Problem

Solution

 

 

 

Paper Out is on

Printer is out of

Load paper in the paper tray

 

paper

and press the Load/Eject

 

 

button to feed the paper into

 

 

the printer.

 

 

 

Paper Out is

Paper jam

Clear the paper jam.

flashing

 

 

 

 

 

No Ink Cartridge

Ink cartridge is

Check ink cartridges and

is on

not installed

make sure both are installed

 

correctly

correctly.

 

 

 

Data and Pause

Carriage error

Turn the printer off, check for

are flashing

 

and clear any carriage

 

 

obstructions (paper, etc.), and

 

 

turn the printer back on. If the

 

 

error persists, contact your

 

 

dealer or an authorized

 

 

service provider.

 

 

 

All lights except

Fatal error

Turn the printer off, wait

Operate are

 

10 seconds, and then turn it on

flashing

 

again. If this does not correct

 

 

the problem, you can reset the

 

 

printer’s factory defaults by

 

 

pressing the Alt and Pause

 

 

buttons. (Note that this will

 

 

remove any changes you

 

 

have made to the printer’s

 

 

default settings.) If resetting

 

 

the printer does not fix the

 

 

problem, contact your dealer

 

 

or an authorized service

 

 

provider.

 

 

 

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