Miscellaneous

Symptom

Cause/Remedy

 

 

Paper

• Check whether you have loaded

jams

more than 25 sheets of paper in the

 

paper supply/eject tray.

 

t Load no more than 25

 

sheets of paper in the paper

 

supply/eject tray at a time.

 

• Check whether more than 10

 

sheets of paper have accumulated

 

on the eject surface of the paper

 

supply/eject tray.

 

t Do not allow more than 10

 

sheets of paper to

 

accumulate on the eject

 

surface.

 

• Check whether the paper is

 

wrinkled or curled.

 

t Remove any wrinkled or

 

curled paper.

The

• Check whether paper has jammed.

ALARM

t Clear the jam as explained

lamp is lit

in “If the Paper Jams”

 

(page 33).

 

• Check whether the ink ribbon has

 

broken.

 

t Correct the problem as

 

explained in “If the Ink

 

Ribbon Breaks” (page 34).

 

 

The

• Check whether you are printing on

printed

the right side of the paper.

result

t Properly load the printing

does not

paper as explained in

look

“Loading the Printing Paper”

clean.

(page 17)

 

• Check whether the ink ribbon

 

cartridge or printing paper are dirty.

 

t Load a new ink ribbon

 

cartridge or clean printing

 

paper.

 

 

Status Indications

The printer status is indicated by the POWER, PRINT, PAPER, RIBBON, and ALARM lamps lighting or flashing. If the printer is in an abnormal condition, take whatever action is called for by the status indicated by the lamps.

Lamp

Lit

Flashing

Printer status and action

 

 

 

 

POWER

a

 

• The power is on.

 

 

 

 

PRINT

a

 

• Printing is in progress.

 

 

 

 

 

 

a

• The printer is receiving

 

 

 

image data.

 

 

 

 

PAPER

a

 

• The printer is out of paper.

 

 

 

t Load more paper in

 

 

 

the paper supply/

 

 

 

eject tray. (page 17)

 

 

 

• There is too much

 

 

 

accumulated ejected paper

 

 

 

in the paper supply/eject

 

 

 

tray.

 

 

 

t Remove the

 

 

 

accumulated ejected

 

 

 

paper from the paper

 

 

 

supply/eject tray.

 

 

 

• The printer cannot use the

 

 

 

type of paper that has been

 

 

 

loaded.

 

 

 

t Once the paper has

 

 

 

been ejected, load

 

 

 

the correct type of

 

 

 

paper in the paper

 

 

 

supply/eject tray.

 

 

 

(pages 14, 17)

 

 

 

 

RIBBON

a

 

• The end of the ink ribbon

 

 

 

has been reached.

 

 

 

t Install a new ink

 

 

 

ribbon cartridge.

 

 

 

(pages 16, 19)

 

 

 

• No ink ribbon cartridge has

 

 

 

been installed.

 

 

 

t Install an ink ribbon

 

 

 

cartridge. (page 16)

 

 

 

• The ink ribbon cartridge that

 

 

 

has been installed is not

 

 

 

compatible with this printer.

 

 

 

t Install the correct ink

 

 

 

ribbon cartridge.

 

 

 

(pages 14, 16)

 

 

 

 

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