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HL-1650

FAQs & Troubleshooting

FAQs & Troubleshooting

What do LCD messages on Display of a control panel mean?

The display shows the current printer status. When you use the control panel switches, the display will change.

 

When you take the printer off-line, the display changes to show the selected emulation.

 

If any problems occur, the display shows the corresponding operator call, error, or service call message to prompt you to take an action. For more information about these messages, see "error message".


BACK LIGHTS:

 

Off The printer is in sleep status.
Green (General) Warming up
Ready to print
Printing
Red (Error) A problem has occurred with the printer.
Orange (Setting) Setting Menu
Setting reprint times
Pause

 

 

Printer Status Messages:


The following table shows the printer status messages that are displayed during normal operation:

Printer Status Message Meaning
READY Ready to print.
PROCESSING Busy processing data.
SLEEP In sleep status (power save mode).
PRINTING Printing.
SELF TEST Performing self-diagnostics.
PAUSE The printer has suspended feeding forms. Pressing the Go switch resumes form feed.
NOW INITIALIZING The printer is setting up.
WARMING UP The printer is warming up.
MEMORY SIZE=XX MB This printer has XX MB memory.
JOB CANCELLING Cancelling the job.
RESOLUTION ADAPT Printing with reduced resolution.
PRESS SET TO PRINT Press the Set switch to start printing.
RESET TO FACTORY SETTING The printer setting returns to the factory setting.

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Related Models

HL-1650, HL-1670N, HL-1850, HL-1870N

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