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Laserjet 4100 Troubleshooting
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Printer Messages |
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Recommendations |
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ACCESS DENIED MENUS LOCKED |
The control panel function you are trying to use has been locked by the network administrator to prevent unauthorized access. |
Ask the network administrator to unlock the function. |
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BAD DUPLEXER CONNECTION |
The duplexer is not correctly installed. |
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BAD ENV FEEDER CONNECTION |
The envelope feeder is not connected properly to the printer. |
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BAD OPT TRAY CONNECTION |
There is a problem with an optional 500-sheet paper tray connection with the printer:
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CANNOT DUPLEX CLOSE REAR BIN |
The printer cannot duplex because the rear output bin is open. |
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CHECK INPUT DEVICE alternates with PAPER PATH OPEN PLEASE CLOSE IT |
The optional input tray cannot feed print media to the printer because a door or paper guide is open. |
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CHECK OUTPUT DEVICE alternates with CLOSE OUTPUT DELIVERY PATH |
The optional output device is not properly connected to the printer. |
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CHECKING PAPER PATH |
The engine is checking for possible jams or print media that was not cleared from the printer. |
Wait for the printer to finish checking (up to 30 seconds). |
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CLOSE TOP COVER |
The top cover is open and must be closed for printing to continue. |
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DISK DEVICE FAILURE |
The EIO disk had a critical failure or fatal error. |
The EIO disk may need to be reseated or replaced. |
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DISK FILE OPERATION FAILED |
The requested operation could not be performed (for example, attempting to download a file to a nonexistent directory). |
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DISK FILE SYSTEM IS FULL |
The disk file system is full. |
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DISK IS WRITE PROTECTED |
The EIO disk is protected, and no new files can be written to it. |
Disable the write protection through HP Resource Manager. |
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DUPLEX ERROR CHECK DUPLEXER |
There is a problem with the duplexer. |
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EIO DISK [x] NOT FUNCTIONAL |
The EIO disk is not working correctly. |
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EIO [x] NOT FUNCTIONAL |
The EIO disk is not working correctly. |
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EIO [x] INITIALIZING alternates with DO NOT POWER OFF |
The disk accessory in EIO slot [x] is initializing. |
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ENV FEEDER LOAD [TYPE] [SIZE} |
A job has been sent to the envelope feeder and the feeder is empty, the wrong size is loaded in the feeder, or the type and size are set incorrectly on the control panel. |
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ENVELOPE FEEDER SIZE = [xxxxx] |
The printer is asking what size envelopes have been loaded in the envelope feeder. |
In response, you can take either of the following actions:
If you do not press any buttons, the message disappears in about one minute. Note:Changing the size here changes the default for the envelope feeder size in the paper-handling menu. |
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ENVELOPE FEEDER TYPE = [xxxxx] |
The printer has received a job under the following conditions:
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You can take either of the following actions:
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FLASH DEVICE FAILURE |
The flash DIMM had a critical or fatal failure. |
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FLASH FILE OPERATION FAILED |
The requested operation could not be performed (for example, attempting to download a file to a nonexistent directory). |
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FLASH FILE SYSTEM IS FULL |
The flash file system is full. |
Delete unnecessary files from the flash DIMM and try again. Use HP Resource Manager to download or delete files and fonts. (See the software help for more information.) |
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FLASH IS WRITE PROTECTED |
The flash DIMM is protected and no new files can be written to it. |
Disable the write protection through HP Resource Manager. |
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INPUT DEVICE CONDITION [XX.YY] |
An input paper-handling device has a condition that needs attention before printing can resume. 1st X = Device number in chain 2nd X= Device type (three types):
YY = Device specific error |
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INSTALL DUPLEXER |
The printer is unable to print the current job because the duplexer is not installed or not inserted correctly. |
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INSTALL TONER CARTRIDGE |
The toner cartridge has been removed and must be reinstalled for printing to continue. |
Reinstall the toner cartridge and ensure it is fully seated. |
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INSTALL TRAY [X] |
The printer is unable to print the current job because the specified tray [X] is open or not inserted correctly. |
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LOADING PROGRAM [NUMBER] alternates with DO NOT POWER OFF |
Programs and fonts can be stored on the printer’s file system. At startup time, these entities are loaded into RAM. (These entities can take a long time to load into RAM depending on the size and number of entities being loaded.) The <NUMBER> specifies a sequence number indicating the current program being loaded. |
Wait for the program to load. |
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MANUALLY FEED [TYPE] [SIZE] |
One of the following occurred:
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MEMORY FULL STORED DATA LOSS |
There is no available memory in the printer. The current job might not print correctly and some resources (such as downloaded fonts or macros) might have been deleted. |
Add more memory to the printer or to simplify the print job. |
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MEMORY SETTINGS CHANGED |
The printer changed its memory settings because it did not have enough memory to use the previous settings for I/O buffering and resource saving. This usually occurs after removing memory from the printer, adding a duplexer, or adding a printer language. |
Add more memory to the printer or to simplify the print job. |
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MEMORY SHORTAGE JOB CLEARED |
The printer did not have enough free memory to print the entire job. The remainder of the job will not print and will be cleared from memory. |
Press GO to continue. Add more memory to the printer or to simplify the print job. |
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MEMORY SHORTAGE PAGE SIMPLIFIED |
The printer had to compress the job to fit it in available memory. Some data loss might have occurred. |
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NON HP TONER DETECTED alternates with PRESS GO TO CONTINUE |
The printer has detected that the toner cartridge is not a genuine HP toner cartridge because it does not see or recognize the toner cartridge’s identification (model, manufacturing date, and serial number). |
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OFFLINE |
The printer is offline. |
Press GO to place the printer online. |
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OUTPUT BIN FULL alternates with CLEAR PAPER FROM [BINNAME] |
The output bin is full and needs to be emptied. |
Remove the sheets from the output bin. |
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PAPER WRAPPED AROUND FUSER |
Print media is wrapped around the fuser. |
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PERFORM PRINTER MAINTENANCE |
To ensure optimum print quality, the printer prompts you to have routine maintenance performed every 200,000 pages. |
A printer maintenance kit needs to be installed. Note The printer maintenance kit is a consumable item and is not covered under warranty. |
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PROCESSING JOB |
The printer is processing a job. |
Wait for the job to finish. This can take several minutes for a complex print job. |
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PROCESSING CLEANING PAGE |
The printer is conducting the manual cleaning-page process. |
Wait for the job to finish. This can take up to 2.5 minutes. |
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RAM DISK DEVICE FAILURE |
The RAM disk had a critical or fatal failure. |
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RAM DISK FILE OPERATION FAILED |
The requested operation could not be performed (for example, attempting to download a file to a nonexistent directory). |
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RAM DISK FILE SYSTEM IS FULL |
The RAM disk file system is full. |
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RAM DISK IS WRITE PROTECTED |
The RAM disk is protected, and no new files can be written to it. |
Disable the write protection through HP JetAdmin. |
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TONER LOW |
The message first appears when about 15 percent of the toner is remaining in the toner cartridge (about 1,500 pages remaining for the 10,000-page cartridge and about 900 pages remaining for the 6,000-page cartridge at five percent coverage). Depending on how the printer has been configured in the configuration menu, it will either continue to print or stop. |
If the printer has stopped, you can resume printing by pressing GO for each job. Advise the customer to have a replacement toner cartridge on hand. |
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TONER OUT |
The toner cartridge has run out of toner. Depending on how the printer has been configured, it will either continue to print or stop. Due to the resolution of the toner level sensor, it is possible that a small amount of toner (less than one percent) might still be present in the cartridge. |
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TRAY [X] EMPTY [TYPE] [SIZE] |
The specified tray is empty, but the current job does not need this tray in order to print correctly. If this message appears and the tray contains print media, a sensor could be damaged. |
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TRAY [x] LOAD [TYPE] [SIZE] where x is tray 2, 3, or 4 |
This message occurs for the following reasons:
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| TRAY 1 LOAD [TYPE] [SIZE] | The print job has requested a size and/or type of media that is not loaded. |
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TRAY 1 SIZE = [xxxx] |
The printer is asking what size of media has been loaded in tray 1. |
In response, you can take either of the following actions:
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TRAY 1 TYPE = [xxxx] |
The printer has received a job under the three following conditions:
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You can take either of the following actions:
Note Changing the type here changes the default for tray 1 media type in the paper-handling menu. If you do not do anything during the time-out period (about one minute), the printer will print on the media in tray 1. |
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UNABLE TO MOPY JOB |
Memory or file system failures would not allow a mopy job to occur. Only one copy will be produced. |
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UNABLE TO STORE JOB |
Memory or file system failures would not allow the print to store the job. |
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UNSUPPORTED SIZE IN TRAY [yy] |
An external paper-handling device detected an unsupported media size. The printer will go offline until the condition is corrected. |
Verify the media meets the supported size specifications. |
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USE [TYPE] [SIZE] INSTEAD? |
If the requested media size or type is not loaded, the printer asks if it should use another size or type instead. |
Press SELECT to accept the alternate type or size. |
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WAIT FOR PRINTER TO REINITIALIZE |
The RAM disk setting has been changed from the printer control panel. This change will not take effect until the printer reinitializes. |
If you change the mode of the external device, turn the printer off, turn the printer on and wait for the printer to reinitialize. |
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xx.yy PRINTER ERROR PRESS GO TO CONTINUE |
A printer error has occurred that can be cleared by pressing GO on the printer control panel. |
Press GO on the printer control panel. |
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13.XX PAPER JAM [LOCATION] |
Media is jammed at the specified location (and possibly at other locations). If the message persists after all jams have been cleared, a sensor or sensor lever might be stuck or broken. |
For all jam messages, do the following:
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13.0 PAPER JAM [LOCATION] |
A non-specific paper jam occurred. |
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| 13.1 PAPER JAM OPEN INPUT TRAYS | Paper-delay jam at paper feed area. |
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13.2 PAPER JAM OPEN INPUT TRAYS |
Paper-stopped jam at paper-feed area. |
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13.5 PAPER JAM CHECK REAR DOOR alternates with OPEN AND CLOSE TOP COVER |
Paper-delay jam at the fuser unit. |
The transfer roller and small media belt should be checked to ensure they are operating and can feed print media. Any defective sensors or flags will need to be replaced. |
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13.6 PAPER JAM CHECK REAR DOOR alternates with OPEN AND CLOSE TOP COVER |
Paper-stopped jam at the fuser unit. |
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13.10 PAPER JAM CHECK DUPLEXER alternates with OPEN AND CLOSE TOP COVER |
Jam at duplexer. |
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13.20 PAPER JAM CHECK REAR DOOR alternates with OPEN AND CLOSE TOP COVER OPEN INPUT TRAYS |
Media stopped in the paper path during power on or when the top door was closed. |
Remove all media in the paper path, and then open and close the top cover. If the message persists after all media is removed:
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13.21 DOOR OPEN JAM |
The top cover was open while printing. |
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13.99 PAPER JAM [LOCATION} |
A non-specific paper jam occurred. |
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20 INSUFFICIENT MEMORY alternates with PRESS GO TO CONTINUE |
The printer received more data than can fit in available memory. You might have tried to transfer too many macros, soft fonts, or complex graphics. |
Simplify the print job or install additional memory. |
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21 PAGE TOO COMPLEX alternates with PRESS GO TO CONTINUE |
The data (dense text, rules, raster or vector graphics) sent to the printer is too complex. |
Press GO to print the transferred data. (Some data might be lost.) Simplify the print job. |
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40 EIO x BAD TRANSMISSION alternates with PRESS GO TO CONTINUE |
The connection has been broken between the printer and the EIO card in the specified slot. (Data loss might occur in this situation.) |
Reseat the EIO card in slot [X]. |
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41.x PRINTER ERROR alternates with PRESS GO TO CONTINUE |
A temporary printing error has occurred. |
Press GO. The page containing the error will automatically be reprinted. If the error persists:
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41.3 UNEXPECTED PAPER SIZE a lternates withLOAD TRAY [X] TYPE SIZE | The printer detected a media size different from what it was expecting. This is typically caused if two or more sheets stick together in the printer or if the tray is not properly adjusted. |
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41.5 PRINTER ERROR |
The media reached the prefeed sensor or top of page sensor too early. |
This error usually occurs with smooth media, such as transparencies or labels.
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49.XX PRINTER ERROR
alternates with CYCLE POWER TO CONTINUE |
A firmware error occurred. |
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50.X FUSER ERROR X description: 1 = Low fuser temperature 2 = Fuser warm-up service 3 = High fuser temperature |
A fuser error has occurred. |
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50.4 PRINTER ERROR alternates with CYCLE POWER TO CONTINUE |
A problem exists with the line voltage. |
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51.X PRINTER ERROR alternates with CYCLE POWER TO CONTINUE |
A loss of beam-detect occurred. X description: 1 = Beam-detect error 2 = Laser error |
The page containing the error will automatically be reprinted. Turn the printer off and then on. The cables to the laser/scanner and engine controller may need to be reseated or the laser/scanner may need to be replaced. |
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52.X PRINTER ERROR alternates with CYCLE POWER TO CONTINUE |
The laser scanner speed is incorrect. X description: 1 = Scanner startup error 2 = Scanner rotation error |
Press GO. The page containing the error will automatically be reprinted. Turn the printer off and then on. The cables to the laser/scanner and engine controller may need to be reseated or the laser/scanner needs to be replaced. |
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53.XY.ZZ PRINTER ERROR |
There is a memory error with an accessory. The DIMM that caused the error will not be used. Values of X, Y, and ZZ are as follows: X = DIMM type 0 = ROM 1 = RAM
Y = Device location 0 = internal memory (ROM or RAM) 1 to 4 = DIMM slots 1, 2, 3, or 4
ZZ = Error number 0, 1, 2 = Unsupported or unrecognized memory 3 = Failed RAM test 4, 5 = Exceeded maximum RAM or ROM size 6 = Invalid DIMM speed 7 = DIMM reporting information incorrectly 8 = DIMM RAM parity error 9 = ROM needs to be mapped to an unsupported address 10 = DIMM address conflict 11 = PDC XROM out of bounds 12 = Unable to make a temporary mapping |
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54.1 REMOVE SEALING TAPE alternates with FROM TONER CARTRIDGE |
The toner cartridge has been installed without removing the sealing tape. |
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54.4 PRINTER ERROR alternates with CYCLE POWER TO CONTINUE |
A problem exists with the line voltage. |
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55.xx PRINTER ERROR alternates with CYCLE POWER TO CONTINUE |
An internal communications error occurred. |
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56.X PRINTER ERROR alternates with CYCLE POWER TO CONTINUE |
An incompatible combination of input/output bins was selected. X = description: 1 = Illegal input or bad accessory connector 2 - Illegal output |
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57.X PRINTER ERROR alternates with CYCLE POWER TO CONTINUE |
A fan failure was detected. X description: 4 = Printer fan 7 = Duplex fan |
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58.2 PRINTER ERROR alternates with CYCLE POWER TO CONTINUE |
An environmental thermistor (TH3) failure occurred. |
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59.X PRINTER ERROR alternates with CYCLE POWER TO CONTINUE |
A main motor error occurred. X description: 0 = Motor error 1 = Motor startup error 2 = Motor rotation error |
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62.X PRINTER ERROR |
There is a problem with the printer memory. The X value refers to the location of the problem: 0 = Internal memory 1 to 4 = DIMM slots 1, 2, 3, or 4 |
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64 PRINTER ERROR alternates with CYCLE POWER |
A scan buffer error occurred. |
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66.XX.YY [TYPE] FAILURE alternates with CHECK CABLES AND CYCLE POWER |
An error occurred in an external paper-handling device. 1st X = Device number in chain 2nd X = Device type 1 Input 2 Output 3 Stapler/stacker unit YY = Device specific error |
Press GO to clear the message. If the message will not clear:
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68 NVRAM ERROR CHECK SETTINGS |
An error occurred in the printer non-volatile memory (NVRAM) and one or more printer settings has been reset to its factory default. |
Hold down CANCEL JOB while turning the printer on. This will clean up the NVRAM by removing old areas that are not being used. |
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68.X PERMANENT STORAGE ERROR alternates with CHECK SETTINGS |
An error occurred in the printer’s permanent storage and one or more printer settings has been reset to its factory default |
Print a configuration page and check the printer settings to determine which values have changed. |
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68.X PERMANENT STORAGE FULL |
The printer’s permanent storage is full. Some settings might have been reset to the factory defaults. |
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69.X PRINTER ERROR alternates with CYCLE POWER TO CONTINUE |
A temporary printing error occurred. X description: 0 = The duplex mechanism has failed |
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79 SERVICE [XXXX] |
The printer detected an error. |
Turn the printer off, and then turn the printer on. Try printing a job from a different software application. If the job prints, go back to the first application and try printing a different file. (If the message only appears with a certain software application or print job, contact the software vendor for assistance.) If the message persists with different software applications and print jobs, disconnect all cables to the printer that connect it to the network or printer. Turn the printer off. Remove all memory DIMMs or third-party DIMMs from the printer. (Do not remove the firmware DIMM in the lowest DIMM slot.) Remove all EIO devices from the printer. Turn the printer on. If the error no longer exists, install each DIMM and EIO device one at a time, making sure to turn the printer off and back on as you install each device. Replace a DIMM or EIO device if you determine that it causes the error. Remember to reconnect all cables that connect the printer to the network or computer. If the error persists, the firmware DIMM or the formatter will need to be replaced. |
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8X.YYYY EIO [Z] ERROR |
The EIO accessory in slot[z] has encountered a critical error. [z] description: 1 = EIO slot 1—The printer detected an error with the EIO accessory. 2 = EIO slot 2—The printer detected an error with the EIO accessory. 6 = EIO slot 1—The EIO accessory detected an error. 7 = EIO slot 2—The EIO accessory detected an error. |
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