10 User’s Guide
4. Ready light - This light illuminates when the
printer is ready to print. The light blinks slowly
while printing and goes out when printing has
paused or stopped.
5. Power light - Indicates whether the printer is on
or off. The light illuminates when the printer is
on. When the light is off, the internal functions of
the printer still retain power. To completely shut
off power to the printer, unplug the power cable
from the socket.
For a full description of the indicator lights refer to ‘In-
dicator Lights Summary’
Indicator lights summary
Light Light status Printer status
power
On Ready for operation
Fast blinking Printing sample page
Off Printer not ready
ready
On Select mode (ready to print)
Fast blinking Deselect mode (not ready)
Slow blinking Receiving or processing data
error
Fast blinking Printer error detected
Off Normal
Error Status
Light Status
Description
power ready error
Hardware
error
Blink Blink Blink
An electrical circuit error has
occurred.
Nonvolatile
error
Contents of printer memory
have been lost.
Out of paper
On Off Blink
Printer is out of paper or de-
selected during paper feed
Paper jam Paper jam detected.
Ribbon end
Ink cartridge ribbon needs
replacement.
Cartridge
change error
Error detected during ink car-
tridge change, or eight car-
tridges installed plus one on
carriage.
Mechanism
error
Printer mechanical error.
Front cover
open
Front cover left open.
Necessary
ribbon not
installed.
Necessary ink cartidge not
installed or used up. Forced
printing still possible.
