Understanding the printer messages

Message

What this message means

What you can do

Printing Quality Test

The printer is formatting and printing

Wait for the message to clear.

Pages

the Print Quality Test, which consists of

 

 

4 pages. Page 1 contains a mixture of

 

 

graphics and text, pages 2 and 3

 

 

contain only graphics, and page 4 is a

 

 

blank page. If Duplex is turned on, then

 

 

the pages will be duplexed; otherwise,

 

 

they are simplexed.

 

 

 

 

Prog Engine Code

The printer is programming new

Wait for the message to clear and the

DO NOT POWER OFF

engine code.

printer to reset.

 

 

Warning: Do not turn the printer off

 

 

while this message is displayed.

 

 

 

Prog System Code

The printer is programming new

Wait for the message to clear and the

DO NOT POWER OFF

system code.

printer to reset.

 

 

Warning: Do not turn the printer off

 

 

while this message is displayed.

 

 

 

Program Flash

The printer is storing resources, such

Wait for the message to clear.

DO NOT POWER OFF

as fonts or macros, in flash memory.

Warning: Do not turn the printer off

 

 

while this message is displayed.

 

 

 

Queuing and Deleting

The printer is deleting one or more

Wait for the message to clear.

Jobs

held jobs and sending one or more

See also: Using the Print and Hold

 

jobs to print.

 

function

 

 

 

 

 

Queuing Jobs

The printer is sending one or more

Wait for the message to clear.

 

held jobs to print.

See also: Using the Print and Hold

 

 

 

 

function

 

 

 

Ready

The printer is ready to receive and

Send a job to print.

 

process print jobs.

 

 

 

 

Ready Hex

The printer is in Hex Trace mode and is

• Send a job to print. All data sent to

 

ready to receive and process print

the printer is printed in hexadecimal

 

jobs.

and character representation.

 

 

Control strings are printed, not

 

 

executed.

 

 

• Turn the printer off and then on to

 

 

exit Hex Trace mode and return to

 

 

Ready status.

 

 

 

Remove Paper Standard

The standard output bin is full.

Remove the stack of paper from the

Bin

 

output bin to clear the message.

 

 

 

Res Reduced

The printer is reducing the resolution of

Press Menu to open the Job Menu and

 

a page in the current job from 600 dots

cancel the current job.

 

per inch (dpi) to 300 dpi to prevent a

 

 

38 Memory Full error. Res Reduced

 

 

remains on the display while the job

 

 

prints.

 

 

 

 

Resetting

The printer is resetting the counter that

Wait for the message to clear.

Maint Cnt Value

tracks wear on the fuser.

 

 

 

 

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