HP 5M manual Understanding Printer Messages, Status Messages

Understanding Printer Messages

The following tables list printer messages, their meanings, and recommended actions. Printer messages are divided into four categories:

•Status messages

•Warning messages

•Error messages

•Service messages

Status Messages

Status messages are displayed when the printer is ready and does not have any error or warning messages. The table lists the messages in alphabetical order.

Message	Description	Recommended Action
CLEARING	This message is displayed during a memory	No action required.
MEMORY	reset. When completed the printer returns to
	the ready state.
CONTINUOUS	This message is displayed during a	Press [Job Cancel] to stop printing. Several
TEST, PRESS JOB	continuous self test.	pages may still print until the print buffer is
CANCEL KEY		clear.
DATA RECEIVED	This message is displayed when the printer	Press [Go] to print page.
	has received data and is waiting for a form
	feed.
ENGINE TEST	This message is displayed during an engine	No action required.
	self test.
FACTORY	This message is displayed during a Factory	No action required.
DEFAULTS BEING	Default Reset.
RESTORED
HP LASERJET	The printer is in the demonstration mode.	Turn the printer off. Hold down [Go] and
DEMONSTRATION		[Select] keys at the same time while turning the
PRESS A KEY		printer back on.
INITIALIZING	The printer is performing initialization tasks	No action required.
	after being powered-on.
OFFLINE	Printer is off line and not able to receive data.	Press Go to return to on line status.
PLEASE WAIT	This message is briefly displayed when the	No action required.
	printer is going off line or going into the menus.
POWERSAVE ON	Printer is in PowerSave mode.	Press any key or print a job to take the printer
		out of PowerSave mode.

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