Troubleshooting

When a problem occurs during operation, please check the following troubleshooting guide and take corrective action.

If you cannot solve a problem with the following solutions, do not attempt to repair it by yourself. Turn off the printer, remove the battery pack, then contact a TOSHIBA TEC service representative for assistance.

If an error message is displayed.

When an error message is displayed, follow the respective instruction, then press the [PAUSE] button. The error will be cleared.㩷㩷

 

Error Message

Cause

Solution

 

 

 

 

Turn off the [POWER] button, then back

 

 

 

A parity error or framing error has

to on. Send data from the host to the

 

COMMS ERROR

 

occurred during communication by RS-

printer again. If the problem recurs,

 

 

 

232C.

please turn off the power and contact

 

 

 

 

TOSHIBA TEC service representative.

 

 

 

The media is not loaded properly.

Load the media properly.

 

 

 

 

 

PAPER JAM ****

 

Remove the jammed media, and load the

The media is jammed in the printer.

media properly. Press the [PAUSE]

 

button.

 

 

The media is not fed properly.

Load the media properly and press the

[PAUSE] button.

 

 

 

The reflective sensor does not detect

Load the media properly.

black marks .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The transmissive sensor does not detect

Load the media properly. If the problem

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

gaps between labels.

recurs, set a threshold again.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Load a new media roll and press the

 

NO PAPER ****

 

 

 

 

The printer ran out of media.

 

 

 

 

 

[PAUSE] button.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COVER OPEN ****

 

 

The top cover is opened.

Close the top cover.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A part of the print head element is

Turn off the printer and contact TOSHIBA

 

HEAD ERROR

 

 

 

 

 

 

TEC service representative for

 

 

 

 

broken.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

replacement of the print head.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Turn off the [POWER] button, then back

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

to on. Send data from the host to the

 

FLASH WRITE ERR.

 

A flash memory write error occurred.

printer again. If the problem recurs,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

please turn off the power and contact

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOSHIBA TEC service representative.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Turn off the [POWER] button, then back

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

to on. Send data from the host to the

 

FORMAT ERROR

 

 

 

A flash memory format error occurred.

printer again. If the problem recurs,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

please turn off the power and contact

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOSHIBA TEC service representative.

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