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Understanding the PB42 Lights
Light
Battery lights (printer powered externally)
Battery lights (printer battery powered)
State | Description |
Off | No batteries are installed. |
Fast blinking | There is a charging error. |
red | Verify that battery is good by |
| inserting it in a known good |
| charger. |
Solid red | The batteries are charging. |
Solid green | The battery charging is |
| complete. |
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|
Off | The batteries are in a charged |
| state. |
Blinking red | The batteries are low. |
| Recharge or replace your |
| batteries now. |
|
|
Off | The PB42 is not connected to |
| a host through the Bluetooth |
| radio or a serial cable. |
Solid blue | The PB42 is connected to a |
| Bluetooth radio or the serial |
| port is enabled. |
Blinking blue | A blinking blue light can |
| mean one of several |
| conditions: |
| • Printer is out of paper. |
| • Media cover is open. |
• Printer hardware error. For a list of possible problems, see “Troubleshooting” on page 30.
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