Status, Error, and Service Messages

Status, error, and service messages are displayed in the control panel message window. They provide information about your printer and help you locate many problems. When the condition associated with a displayed message has changed, the message is cleared from the window.

Standard Status Messages

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CALIBRATINGAfter replacing a toner car-

No action needed.

 

tridge or a print unit, or after

 

 

rebooting your printer after

 

 

environmental changes,

 

 

your printer automatically

 

 

pauses to do an Auto-Image

 

 

Density Control (AIDC)

 

 

cycle. This process is pro-

 

 

vided to make reliable

 

 

printer operation with opti-

 

 

mum output quality possible.

 

 

 

 

CANCELLING JOBThe job is being cancelled.

 

 

 

 

COPYINGThe printer is printing with

 

 

the collating function.

 

ENERGY SAVER

The printer is in Energy

 

 

Saver mode to reduce

 

 

power consumption during

 

 

periods of inactivity. When a

 

 

print job is received, the

 

 

printer returns to normal

 

 

power within 30 seconds.

 

 

 

 

FIRMWARE UPDATEThe firmware is being

 

 

updated.

 

 

 

 

INITIALIZINGThe printer is being initial-

 

 

ized.

 

 

 

 

PRINTING

The printer is printing.

 

 

 

 

PROCESSINGThe printer is processing

 

 

data.

 

 

 

 

READYThe printer is on and ready

 

 

to receive data.

 

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Status, Error, and Service Messages