Explanation of Indicators

The meanings of the indicators on the printer when they are on or flashing are described below.

Indicator

Status

Possible causes and remedies

1 ON/

On

The printer is turned on.

STANDBY

 

 

Flashing

The printer is entering the standby

(green)

 

state.

 

 

 

 

 

CLEANING

On

The cleaning ribbon is loaded.

(orange)

 

tRemove the cleaning ribbon.

 

 

 

 

Flashing

Cleaning in progress.

 

 

 

RIBBON/

On

One of the following causes.

PAPER

 

• A paper roll has not been loaded.

(orange)

 

t Load a paper roll (page 14).

 

 

• An ink ribbon has not been loaded.

 

 

tLoad an ink ribbon (page 13).

 

 

• The ink ribbon has been used up.

 

 

tLoad a new ink ribbon and paper

 

 

roll (page 16).

 

 

• A ribbon error has occurred.

 

 

tCheck that an ink ribbon has

 

 

been loaded properly.

 

 

• The paper roll is the wrong size.

 

 

tSet the paper holder selector

 

 

properly (page 13).

 

 

 

ALARM 1)

On

One of the following causes.

(orange)

 

• The media tray is not closed.

 

 

tClose the media tray properly.

 

 

• A paper jam has occurred in the

 

 

printer.

 

 

tRemove the jammed paper

 

 

(page 24).

 

 

• The paper outlet is full of printouts.

 

 

tRemove the printouts that are

 

 

blocking the paper outlet.

 

 

 

RIBBON/

On

One of the following causes.

PAPER,

 

• The paper roll has run out.

ALARM1)

 

tLoad a new ink ribbon and paper

 

 

roll (page 16).

 

 

• A paper feed error has occurred.

 

 

tCheck the ink ribbon and paper

 

 

roll.

 

 

• A paper eject error has occurred.

 

 

tCheck the ink ribbon and paper

 

 

roll.

 

 

 

PRINT

On

Printing is in progress.

(green)

 

 

Flashing

Image data is being received.

 

 

 

 

 

Flashing

The printer is waiting until the thermal

 

slowly

head reaches a temperature at which

 

 

printing is possible. Once that

 

 

temperature is reached, the PRINT

 

 

indicator will light.

 

 

 

Indicator

Status

Possible causes and remedies

All of

On

• The printer is initializing.

CLEANING,

 

tAfter pressing the 1 ON/

RIBBON/

 

STANDBY switch to turn on the

PAPER,

 

printer, this indicator remains lit

ALARM,

 

while the printer is initializing.

and PRINT

 

Wait until initialization is

 

 

complete.

The media tray was opened during printing.

tPress the 1 ON/STANDBY switch to enter the standby state, press the 1 ON/STANDBY switch again to turn on the power, and then check the ink ribbon and paper roll.

A serious failure has occurred. tPress the 1 ON/STANDBY

switch to enter the standby state, and then press the 1 ON/ STANDBY switch again to turn on the power. If the printer is still unable to recover from the failure, press the 1 ON/ STANDBY switch to enter the standby state and then disconnect the power cord and contact your dealer.

1)During continuous printing, the PRINT indicator lights at the same time if there are still images remaining.

Miscellaneous

Explanation of Indicators

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