Error Code Technical Definitions

The following table lists the printer error codes and their descriptions.

Table 1-1. Error Code Technical Definitions

Type

Error

Description

 

 

 

Errors

010, E10

PCL board detected no signal from upper paper cassette empty

 

sensor indicating no paper present

 

 

 

 

 

Cassette

011

PCL board detected no signal from lower paper cassette empty

013

PCL board detected no signal from lower cassette in switch

 

 

sensor indicating no paper present

 

012, E12

PCL board detected no signal from upper cassette in switch

 

 

 

 

020

PCL board detected that the paper being fed from the upper cas-

Path

 

sette did not reach the timing paper sensor within the allotted time

 

 

021

PCL board detected that the paper being fed from the lower cas-

Paper

 

sette did not reach the timing paper sensor within the allotted time

 

 

022

PCL board detected that the exit paper sensor did not activate or

Primary

 

the timing sensor did not deactivate within the allotted time

 

 

023

PCL board detected that either:

 

 

 

1. The exit paper sensor (within the printer) became activated but

the

 

did not deactivate within the specified time.

 

2. (HCO only). The paper exit sensor (within the HCO) did not

in

 

become activated or deactivated within the allotted time

 

 

Jams

025

PCL board detected that the timing paper sensor was activated

 

 

immediately after one of the covers was closed

 

 

 

Paper

026

PCL board detected that either the exit paper sensor (within the

 

printer) or the paper exit sensor (within the HCO) was activated

 

immediately after one of the covers was closed

 

 

 

 

027

PCL board detected paper in the duplex area after clearing a jam

 

 

 

 

030

PCL board detected a signal from the high-voltage power supply

 

 

unit indicating an abnormal load on the bias voltage to either the

Errors

 

developer unit, cleaner unit, or printhead-cleaning bias plates.

 

 

031

PCL board detected a signal from the toner patch sensor board

Control

 

indicating that the reference voltage level on the photoconductor

 

indicating that the toner patch on the photoconductor was too light.

 

 

was too low.

 

032

PCL board detected a signal from the toner patch sensor board

Toner

 

 

035

PCL board detected too many successive signals from the toner

 

 

patch sensor board for a toner feed.

 

 

 

 

036

PCL board detected no developer unit electrical interlock signal

 

 

from the J25 connector.

 

 

 

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