Chapter 5 Troubleshooting Common Situations

Table 13. LCD Message Troubleshooting (continued)

 

Can

 

 

Displayed Message

User

Explanation

Solution

 

Correct?

 

 

 

 

 

 

LOAD PAPER

Yes

The printer does not

1. Install new media.

 

 

sense media.

2. Re-install media through the

 

 

 

 

 

1. Media was not installed

paper path.

 

 

or has run out.

3. Check the media installation

 

 

 

 

 

2. A break in media has

procedures beginning on

 

 

occurred.

page 28.

 

 

3. Media was not routed

4. Perform the Run Calibrate

 

 

or installed correctly.

procedure described in this

 

 

4. Media is installed

manual to improve sensors

 

 

ability to detect the media in

 

 

correctly, but the

 

 

use.

 

 

Transmissive or

 

 

 

 

 

Reflective sensor is not

5. Manually change the value

 

 

detecting it.

(Trans or Refl) of media for

 

 

5. Trans Value may be

media in use.

 

 

 

 

 

set too high or Refl

 

 

 

Value may be set to

 

 

 

low.

 

 

 

 

 

OPTION NOT

Yes

Cut option was selected

1. Install cutter option or select

INSTALLED

 

in Media Handling menu

the correct Media Handling

 

 

and printer has detected

option in the configuration

 

 

a fault.

menu.

 

 

1. Cutter option is not

2. Connect cutter assembly

 

 

installed or is

cable.

 

 

disconnected while the

3. Connect cutter PCBA to

 

 

Cut option is selected

 

 

Controller PCBA cable.

 

 

in Media Handling.

 

 

 

 

 

2. Cable from cutter

 

 

 

assembly to cutter

 

 

 

PCBA is not

 

 

 

connected.

 

 

 

3. Cable from cutter

 

 

 

PCBA to Controller

 

 

 

PCBA is not

 

 

 

connected.

 

 

 

 

 

PARITY ERROR

Yes

Parity error. (serial

Check your serial host interface

 

 

interface)

parameter settings. If necessary

 

 

 

change them so they match the

 

 

 

settings of the attached host.

 

 

 

 

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