Troubleshooting Error Messages

When the printer experiences an error, the control panel will indicate an error message with the indicator lights. Find the light pattern below that matches the printer light pattern and follow the solutions to clear the error.

LED status legend

symbol for “light off”

symbol for “light on”

symbol for “light blinking”

LED pattern

Possible Problems and Solutions

 

 

Your system has some problems. If this problem occurs, contact your service representative.

 

• Paper jam occurs. To solve the problem, see “Clearing Paper

 

Jams” on page 5.6.

 

 

 

 

• The front cover is open. Close the front cover.

 

 

• Paper tray is empty. Load the paper in the Tray.

 

 

• The toner cartridge is out of toner. Remove the old toner

LED lights

cartridge and install a new one. See “Installing the Toner

red

Cartridge” on page 2.4.

 

 

 

 

• You pressed the

button while the printer is receiving

 

data.

 

 

 

 

• In Manual Feed mode, there is no paper in the tray. Load paper

 

into the tray.

 

 

 

 

• If the printer is receiving data, the

LED slowly blinks

 

green.

 

 

 

 

• If the printer is printing the received data, the

LED

 

blinks green fast.

 

 

 

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SOLVING PROBLEMS 5.17

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