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8.3 ERRORS IN WRITABLE CHARACTER AND PC COMMAND SAVE MODES
(1) Write Error
• An error has occurred in writing in flash memory for storage.
(2) Format Error
• An erase error has occurred in formatting flash memory for storage.
(3) Memory Full
• Storing is impossible because of the insufficient flash memory for storage.
* At the moment when an error occurs, the printer shows the error message, makes status
response, then stops. The Status Reques t Command and the Reset Command only can be
processed and other commands are not processed. Restoration using the [RESTART] key is
impossible.
8.4 SYSTEM ERRORS
(1) Momentary Power Interruption Error
• A momentary power interruption has occurred.
(2) Address error
• A command has been fetched from an odd address.
• Word data has been accessed from a place other than the boundary of the word data.
• Long word data has been accessed from a place other than the boundary of the long word data.
(3) General invalid command exception
• An undefined command in a place other than the delay slot has been decoded.
(4) Slot invalid exception
• An undefined command in the delay slot has been decoded.
• A command which rewrites the data in the delay slot has been decoded.
* At the moment when an error occurs, the printer shows the error message, then stops. (None
of the commands and key operations will be processed.)
(5) EEPROM Error
• The EEPROM for back-up cannot be read/written properly.
8.5 RESET PROCESSING
When the [RESTART] key is held down for more than 3 seconds during the error which can be
cleared by the [RESTART] key and during a pause, the printer returns to the initial status which is
obtained after the power is turned on.