Diagnostics and Troubleshooting

Miscellaneous Printer Error Messages

Miscellaneous error messages indicate that a problem with the printer has occurred that may or may not require you to call your service person.

Error

Error Message

Possible Cause

Possible Solution

Code

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

256

door open, please close

The paper supply door was left

Close all doors.

 

 

open.

 

 

 

 

 

257

machine control initialize

The printer did not initialize.

Reinitialize the printer and call for

 

error

 

service.

 

 

 

 

258

machine control initialize

The printer did not initialize in

Reinitialize the printer and call for

 

timeout

time.

service.

 

 

 

 

259

machine control reply

A machine control

Reinitialize the printer and call for

 

timeout

communications error occurred.

service.

 

 

 

 

261

time out waiting to feed

• Paper did not feed in time

• Reload the paper.

 

paper

during loading.

• Reinitialize the printer and call for

 

 

• Paper was loaded incorrectly.

service.

 

 

 

 

262

bad communications -

A communications error has

Reinitialize the printer and call for

 

call service

occurred.

service.

 

 

 

 

263

DMA timeout

Data being sent to the printhead

Reinitialize the printer and call for

 

 

did not arrive in the specified

service.

 

 

amount of time.

 

 

 

 

 

264

FIFO empty interrupt

Data was sent to the printhead too

Reinitialize the printer and call for

 

 

quickly.

service.

 

 

 

 

265

machine control state

A message from machine control

Reinitialize the printer and call for

 

timeout

did not arrive in time.

service.

 

 

 

 

266

failure creating test

The test image could not be

Follow the instructions on the OCP.

 

image

created.

 

 

 

 

 

267

paper/width mismatch,

The end of the paper roll was

Load a new roll of paper.

 

end of roll

detected.

 

 

 

 

 

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Kodak 20R manual Miscellaneous Printer Error Messages

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