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... sequence: • Press and release Continue to resume printing. • Press and release Continue twice quickly to display a secondary error code. • Press and release Cancel to reset the printer. Overview of the lights come on to cancel the job currently printing. • Press and hold Cancel until all of the control...
... sequence: • Press and release Continue to resume printing. • Press and release Continue twice quickly to display a secondary error code. • Press and release Cancel to reset the printer. Overview of the lights come on to cancel the job currently printing. • Press and hold Cancel until all of the control...
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Common light sequences = On = Blinking = Slow blink Empty = Off Printer Condition Ready / Power Saver Continue Toner Low / Error Replace PC Kit Load Paper Paper Jam Ready Busy Hex Trace Ready Waiting Flushing / Resolution reduced Not ready (printer is offline) Close door Insufficient collation area / Insufficient memory Understanding the control panel lights 3 Lights that are...
Common light sequences = On = Blinking = Slow blink Empty = Off Printer Condition Ready / Power Saver Continue Toner Low / Error Replace PC Kit Load Paper Paper Jam Ready Busy Hex Trace Ready Waiting Flushing / Resolution reduced Not ready (printer is offline) Close door Insufficient collation area / Insufficient memory Understanding the control panel lights 3 Lights that are...
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Common light sequences (continued) = On = Blinking = Slow blink Empty = Off Printer Condition Complex page Continue Toner Low / Error Replace PC Kit Load Paper Paper Jam Ready Cancel job/ Reset printer Load print media Load manual feeder Toner low Toner cartridge region mismatch Photoconductor kit life warning Replace photoconductor (printer hard stop) Programming engine code/ Programming system code Understanding the control panel lights 4
Common light sequences (continued) = On = Blinking = Slow blink Empty = Off Printer Condition Complex page Continue Toner Low / Error Replace PC Kit Load Paper Paper Jam Ready Cancel job/ Reset printer Load print media Load manual feeder Toner low Toner cartridge region mismatch Photoconductor kit life warning Replace photoconductor (printer hard stop) Programming engine code/ Programming system code Understanding the control panel lights 4
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Common light sequences (continued) = On = Blinking = Slow blink Empty = Off Printer Condition Invalid engine code / Invalid network code Continue Toner Low / Error Replace PC Kit Load Paper Paper Jam Ready Network interface errors / Host interface disabled Service error Printer error Paper jam printer error Short paper Output bin full Understanding the control panel lights 5
Common light sequences (continued) = On = Blinking = Slow blink Empty = Off Printer Condition Invalid engine code / Invalid network code Continue Toner Low / Error Replace PC Kit Load Paper Paper Jam Ready Network interface errors / Host interface disabled Service error Printer error Paper jam printer error Short paper Output bin full Understanding the control panel lights 5
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...Printer Settings Utility: Finishing Settings • Copies • Blank Pages • Collation • Separator Sheets • Separator Source • Multipage Print • Multipage Order • Multipage View • Multipage Border PostScript Settings • Print PS Error...Quiet Mode • Alarm Control • Printer Language • Power Saver • ...Printer Settings Utility 7 You can change printer...Printer Settings Utility The Local Printer Settings Utility lets you change the following settings using the Local Printer Settings Utility. To access the Local Printer...
...Printer Settings Utility: Finishing Settings • Copies • Blank Pages • Collation • Separator Sheets • Separator Source • Multipage Print • Multipage Order • Multipage View • Multipage Border PostScript Settings • Print PS Error...Quiet Mode • Alarm Control • Printer Language • Power Saver • ...Printer Settings Utility 7 You can change printer...Printer Settings Utility The Local Printer Settings Utility lets you change the following settings using the Local Printer Settings Utility. To access the Local Printer...
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...job ...60 Printing on both sides of print media can be loaded? ...41 Where can print media be loaded in the printer 42 Selecting print media ...43 Paper ...43 Preprinted forms and letterhead ...45 Transparencies ...46 Envelopes ...46 Labels ...46 Card ...control panel 7 Overview of the control panel ...7 Understanding the control panel lights ...8 Primary codes ...11 Secondary errors ...22 Chapter 3: Understanding the printer configuration menus 37 Printing the Printer Settings Configuration sheet 37 Configuration menus overview ...38 Network menu ...38 Parallel menu ...39 Setup menu ...39...
...job ...60 Printing on both sides of print media can be loaded? ...41 Where can print media be loaded in the printer 42 Selecting print media ...43 Paper ...43 Preprinted forms and letterhead ...45 Transparencies ...46 Envelopes ...46 Labels ...46 Card ...control panel 7 Overview of the control panel ...7 Understanding the control panel lights ...8 Primary codes ...11 Secondary errors ...22 Chapter 3: Understanding the printer configuration menus 37 Printing the Printer Settings Configuration sheet 37 Configuration menus overview ...38 Network menu ...38 Parallel menu ...39 Setup menu ...39...
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... sequence: • Press and release Continue to resume printing. • Press and release Continue twice quickly to display a secondary error code. • Press and release Cancel to cancel the job currently printing. • Press and hold Cancel until all of the control panel The control ...
... sequence: • Press and release Continue to resume printing. • Press and release Continue twice quickly to display a secondary error code. • Press and release Cancel to cancel the job currently printing. • Press and hold Cancel until all of the control panel The control ...
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...following table shows the most common light sequences. Common light sequences = On = Blinking = Slow blink Empty = Off Printer Condition Ready / Power Saver Page Continue 11 Error Toner Low / Replace PC Kit Load Paper Paper Jam Ready Busy 11 Hex Trace Ready 12 Waiting 12 Flushing / Resolution... 13 reduced Not ready 13 (printer is offline) Close door 14 Insufficient collation area 14 / Insufficient memory 8...
...following table shows the most common light sequences. Common light sequences = On = Blinking = Slow blink Empty = Off Printer Condition Ready / Power Saver Page Continue 11 Error Toner Low / Replace PC Kit Load Paper Paper Jam Ready Busy 11 Hex Trace Ready 12 Waiting 12 Flushing / Resolution... 13 reduced Not ready 13 (printer is offline) Close door 14 Insufficient collation area 14 / Insufficient memory 8...
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Understanding the control panel lights Common light sequences (continued) = On = Blinking = Slow blink Empty = Off Printer Condition Complex page Page Continue 14 Error Toner Low / Replace PC Kit Load Paper Paper Jam Ready Cancel job/ Reset printer 15 Load print media 15 Load manual feeder 16 Toner low 16 Toner cartridge region 17 mismatch Photoconductor kit life 17 warning Replace photoconductor 18 (printer hard stop) Programming engine 18 code/ Programming system code Invalid engine code / 19 Invalid network code 9
Understanding the control panel lights Common light sequences (continued) = On = Blinking = Slow blink Empty = Off Printer Condition Complex page Page Continue 14 Error Toner Low / Replace PC Kit Load Paper Paper Jam Ready Cancel job/ Reset printer 15 Load print media 15 Load manual feeder 16 Toner low 16 Toner cartridge region 17 mismatch Photoconductor kit life 17 warning Replace photoconductor 18 (printer hard stop) Programming engine 18 code/ Programming system code Invalid engine code / 19 Invalid network code 9
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Understanding the control panel lights Common light sequences (continued) = On = Blinking = Slow blink Empty = Off Printer Condition Page Network interface errors 19 / Host interface disabled Continue Error Toner Low / Replace PC Kit Load Paper Paper Jam Ready Service error 19 Printer error* 20 Paper jam printer error* 20 Short paper 21 Output bin full 21 *See Secondary error codes on page25 for more information. Following are explanations of what the primary light sequences or codes mean and what you can do to clear them. 10
Understanding the control panel lights Common light sequences (continued) = On = Blinking = Slow blink Empty = Off Printer Condition Page Network interface errors 19 / Host interface disabled Continue Error Toner Low / Replace PC Kit Load Paper Paper Jam Ready Service error 19 Printer error* 20 Paper jam printer error* 20 Short paper 21 Output bin full 21 *See Secondary error codes on page25 for more information. Following are explanations of what the primary light sequences or codes mean and what you can do to clear them. 10
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... data or printing pages, but the resolution of a page in the current print job is not ready to receive or process data, or the printer ports are offline. What you can do : • Wait until the control panel returns to Ready to print other jobs. • Press ...the control panel lights Flushing / Resolution reduced Light sequence: • Ready-Blinking • Error-Blinking What this light sequence means: The printer is reduced from 600 dots per inch (dpi) to 300 dpi to prevent a memory full error. What you can do : • Press and release Continue state. • Press ...
... data or printing pages, but the resolution of a page in the current print job is not ready to receive or process data, or the printer ports are offline. What you can do : • Wait until the control panel returns to Ready to print other jobs. • Press ...the control panel lights Flushing / Resolution reduced Light sequence: • Ready-Blinking • Error-Blinking What this light sequence means: The printer is reduced from 600 dots per inch (dpi) to 300 dpi to prevent a memory full error. What you can do : • Press and release Continue state. • Press ...
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... the print job. Insufficient collation area / Insufficient memory Light sequence: • Continue-On • Error-On What this light sequence means: The printer memory is too full to reset the printer. 14 What you can do : Close the door. What you can do : • Press and... Understanding the control panel lights Close door Light sequence: • Error-On What this light sequence means: The printer front door is , too large for the printer memory). Complex page Light sequence: • Continue-On • Error-On What this light sequence means: The page may not print ...
... the print job. Insufficient collation area / Insufficient memory Light sequence: • Continue-On • Error-On What this light sequence means: The printer memory is too full to reset the printer. 14 What you can do : Close the door. What you can do : • Press and... Understanding the control panel lights Close door Light sequence: • Error-On What this light sequence means: The printer front door is , too large for the printer memory). Complex page Light sequence: • Continue-On • Error-On What this light sequence means: The page may not print ...
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... you can do : • Load print media into the indicated tray, and press Continue to resume printing. • Press Cancel to reset the printer. 15 Load print media Light sequence: • Continue-On • Load Paper-On What this light sequence means: • The current print job...8226; Ready-On • Toner Low/Replace PC Kit-On • Load Paper-On • Paper Jam-On • Error-On What this light sequence means: The printer is resetting to the user default settings. What you restore the factory default settings. A user default setting remains in effect until ...
... you can do : • Load print media into the indicated tray, and press Continue to resume printing. • Press Cancel to reset the printer. 15 Load print media Light sequence: • Continue-On • Load Paper-On What this light sequence means: • The current print job...8226; Ready-On • Toner Low/Replace PC Kit-On • Load Paper-On • Paper Jam-On • Error-On What this light sequence means: The printer is resetting to the user default settings. What you restore the factory default settings. A user default setting remains in effect until ...
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...See Changing the photoconductor kit on page82 for this light sequence means: The geographic region of the printer does not match the geographic region of the printer (see Secondary error codes on page76). on page25) must be replaced soon. Understanding the control panel lights Toner cartridge ...region mismatch Light sequence: • Toner Low/Replace PC Kit-On • Error-On What this message to clear ...
...See Changing the photoconductor kit on page82 for this light sequence means: The geographic region of the printer does not match the geographic region of the printer (see Secondary error codes on page76). on page25) must be replaced soon. Understanding the control panel lights Toner cartridge ...region mismatch Light sequence: • Toner Low/Replace PC Kit-On • Error-On What this message to clear ...
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... kit is full and must be replaced. Understanding the control panel lights Replace photoconductor (printer hard stop) Light sequence: • Continue-On • Toner Low/Replace PC Kit-Blinking • Error-Blinking What this light sequence means: New code is being programmed into the engine or... firmware code flash. When the printer has finished programming the code, it performs a soft reset. 18 The printer will not print any more pages until ...
... kit is full and must be replaced. Understanding the control panel lights Replace photoconductor (printer hard stop) Light sequence: • Continue-On • Toner Low/Replace PC Kit-Blinking • Error-Blinking What this light sequence means: New code is being programmed into the engine or... firmware code flash. When the printer has finished programming the code, it performs a soft reset. 18 The printer will not print any more pages until ...
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...Ready-Blinking • Toner Low/Replace PC Kit-Blinking • Load Paper-Blinking • Paper Jam-Blinking • Error-Blinking What this light sequence means: The printer has a service error and printing has stopped. If the lights are still blinking, contact the place where you can do : Press Continue ... the internal print server. Understanding the control panel lights Invalid engine code / Invalid network code Light sequence: • Ready-On • Error-On What this light sequence means: The printer cannot establish communication with the network. What you bought your...
...Ready-Blinking • Toner Low/Replace PC Kit-Blinking • Load Paper-Blinking • Paper Jam-Blinking • Error-Blinking What this light sequence means: The printer has a service error and printing has stopped. If the lights are still blinking, contact the place where you can do : Press Continue ... the internal print server. Understanding the control panel lights Invalid engine code / Invalid network code Light sequence: • Ready-On • Error-On What this light sequence means: The printer cannot establish communication with the network. What you bought your...
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... information. • Press Continue to clear the secondary message. Paper jam printer error Light sequence: • Continue-On • Paper Jam-On What this light sequence means: The printer has one of the following errors: • Memory is full, insufficient to save what is in the .... • Resolution of a formatted page is reduced to see the secondary error code. Understanding the control panel lights Printer error Light sequence: • Continue-On • Error-On What this light sequence means: The printer has a paper jam. What you can do : • Press Continue ...
... information. • Press Continue to clear the secondary message. Paper jam printer error Light sequence: • Continue-On • Paper Jam-On What this light sequence means: The printer has one of the following errors: • Memory is full, insufficient to save what is in the .... • Resolution of a formatted page is reduced to see the secondary error code. Understanding the control panel lights Printer error Light sequence: • Continue-On • Error-On What this light sequence means: The printer has a paper jam. What you can do : • Press Continue ...
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... the control panel lights Short paper Light sequence: • Continue-On • Error-On What this light sequence means: The output bin is too short to print the formatted data. This occurs when the printer does not know the print media size loaded in the tray, or when there is...to resume printing (see Clearing jams on page56.) • Press Continue to clear the light sequence and continue printing. • Press Cancel to clear the error code. 21 What you can do : • Make sure the print media you can do : • Remove printed pages from the output bin. ...
... the control panel lights Short paper Light sequence: • Continue-On • Error-On What this light sequence means: The output bin is too short to print the formatted data. This occurs when the printer does not know the print media size loaded in the tray, or when there is...to resume printing (see Clearing jams on page56.) • Press Continue to clear the light sequence and continue printing. • Press Cancel to clear the error code. 21 What you can do : • Make sure the print media you can do : • Remove printed pages from the output bin. ...
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Secondary light sequences = On = Blinking = Slow blink Empty = Off Printer Condition Paper jam at the input sensor* Page Continue 26 Error Toner Low / Replace PC Kit Load Paper Paper Jam Ready Paper jam in the manual 26 feeder Paper jam between the 26 ...22 The following table shows what these light sequences mean and where to display the secondary error code light sequence. Understanding the control panel lights Secondary errors • When the Error and Continue lights are both on, a secondary error has occurred. • When the Paper Jam and Continue lights are both on, ...
Secondary light sequences = On = Blinking = Slow blink Empty = Off Printer Condition Paper jam at the input sensor* Page Continue 26 Error Toner Low / Replace PC Kit Load Paper Paper Jam Ready Paper jam in the manual 26 feeder Paper jam between the 26 ...22 The following table shows what these light sequences mean and where to display the secondary error code light sequence. Understanding the control panel lights Secondary errors • When the Error and Continue lights are both on, a secondary error has occurred. • When the Paper Jam and Continue lights are both on, ...