Error Notification
Data handling and error checking are resident in the printer. If
an error in transmission occurs, an error is displayed on the
printer keypad display. Howev er, no message is sent to the
host computer and processing continues until the end of the
transmission.
Certain errors may put the pr inter in offline mode. See the

Messages Manual

for a list of possible messages.
Data Transmission Errors
The printer displays errors that o ccur during data
transmission. Printer fault er rors stop the machine, which
will not resume printing until the operator c orrects the error
condition. All these messages take the system offline.
Incorrect Data Errors
The printer pauses when it receives incorrect data from the
host computer. During the pause, it displays a message
and beeps. After ten seconds, o r when the operator
presses , the printer resumes operation. Normally,
the printer loses the data that caused the error.
If the host or the communications line goes down during
transmission, the printer displays the message
Waiting for command terminator.
Press F1 to abort download .
If you press , the batch or format data that was being sent
will be lost and must be retransmitted.
Message Structures
4. Message Structures
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