Front Panel Messages

Errors and Warnings

The printer displays error or warning messages in the front panel display.

The LED blinks red when a hardware or software failure occurs that may require service support. The printer’s front panel displays an error message that replaces the status line.

The following table lists some of the media error and warning messages that appear in the front panel.

Errors or Warning Messages Description

Message

Description

 

 

Close Exit Cover to Continue

The printer is stopped; close the exit cover to resume

 

printing.

 

 

Close Front Cover to Continue

The printer is stopped; close the front cover to resume

 

printing.

 

 

Close Top Cover to Continue

The printer is stopped; close the top cover to resume

 

printing.

 

 

 

Paper Jam-Open Exit Cover to Clear

1.

Remove jammed paper. Search for pieces of paper in

 

 

the printer.

 

2.

Close exit cover.

 

3.

Remove paper or transparencies from output tray.

 

4.

When printing, do not touch paper until it completely

 

 

exits printer.

 

5.

If jams continue, open front cover. Search for pieces of

 

 

paper in the printer.

 

6.

Close front cover.

 

 

 

Paper jam-Open Front Cover to Clear

1.

Remove jammed paper. Search for pieces of paper in

 

 

the printer.

 

2.

Lift up green paper guide and search for paper.

 

3.

If paper is not found in the specified location, open exit

 

 

cover and remove all trays to search for paper.

 

4.

Close all doors and insert all trays.

 

 

 

Paper jam-Remove Tray (2, 3, 4) to

1.

Remove tray completely from the printer.

Clear

2.

Remove jammed paper.

 

 

3.

Reinsert tray.

 

4.

If paper is not found in the specified location, open

 

 

front cover and remove all trays to search for paper.

 

5.

Verify that paper guides are adjusted to fit the correct

 

 

paper size.

 

6.

Verify that custom paper sizes are being printed from

 

 

Tray 1 only.

 

 

 

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