Control-panel message types

Four types of control-panel messages can indicate the status of or problems with the printer.

Message type

Description

 

 

 

Status messages

Status messages reflect the current state of the printer. They inform you of normal printer

 

operation and require no interaction to clear them. They change as the state of the printer

 

changes. Whenever the printer is ready, not busy, and has no pending warning messages, the

 

status message Ready appears if the printer is online.

 

 

 

Warning messages

Warning messages inform you of data and print errors. These messages typically alternate with

 

the Ready or status messages and remain until the

button is pressed. Some warning

 

messages are clearable. If CLEARABLE WARNINGS is set to JOB on the printer CONFIGURE

 

DEVICE menu, the next print job clears these messages.

 

 

Error messages

Error messages communicate that some action must be performed, such as adding paper or

 

clearing a jam.

 

Some error messages are auto-continuable. If AUTO CONTINUE=ON is set on the menus, the printer will continue normal operation after an auto-continuable error message appears for

10 seconds.

NOTE Pressing any button during the 10-second auto-continuable error message overrides the auto-continue feature, and the button function takes precedence. For example, pressing the Stop button pauses printing and offers the option to cancel the print job.

Critical-error messages Critical error messages inform you of a device failure. Some of these messages can be cleared by turning the printer off and then on. These messages are not affected by the AUTO CONTINUE setting. If a critical error persists, service is required.

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