UNDERSTANDING THE STATUS LED
The color of the Status LED indicates the machine's current status.
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Off |
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| • The machine is in power save mode. When |
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| data is received, or any button is pressed, it |
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| switches to |
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Green | Blinking | • When the green LED slowly blinks, the |
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| machine is receiving data from the computer. |
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| • When the green LED slowly rapidly, the |
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| machine is printing data. |
| On | • The machine is powered on and can be used. |
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Red | Blinking | • A minor error has occurred and the machine is |
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| waiting for the error to be cleared. Check the |
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| display message, and solve the problem |
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| referring to "Understanding display |
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| messages" on page 78. |
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| • Small amount of toner is left in the cartridge. |
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| The estimated cartridge life of toner is close. |
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| Prepare a new cartridge for replacement. You |
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| may temporarily increase the printing quality |
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| by redistributing the toner. (See |
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| "Redistributing toner" on page 66.) |
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| On | • A problem has occurred such as a paper jam, |
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| cover is open or no paper in the tray, so that |
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| the machine cannot continue the job. Check |
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| the message on the display, and refer to |
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| "Understanding display messages" on |
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| page 78 to solve the problem. |
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| • A toner cartridge has almost reached its |
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| estimated cartridge life. It is recommended to |
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| replace the toner cartridge. (See "Replacing |
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| the toner cartridge" on page 67.) |
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Always check the message on the display to solve the problem. The instruction in the Troubleshooting section will guide you to operate the machine properly. See "Understanding display messages" on page 78 for more information.
ACKNOWLEDGING THE STATUS OF THE TONER CARTRIDGE
The status of toner cartridges is indicated by the Status LED and the LCD display. If the toner cartridge is low or needs to be replaced, the Status LED turns red and the display shows the message. However the arrow mark shows which color toner is of concern or may be installed with a new cartridge.
Example:
The above example shows the black cartridges status indicated by arrows. Check the message to find out what the problem is and how to solve it. See page 78 to browse the detailed information on error messages.
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