Oce 5250, User Manual

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Troubleshooting 137
Understanding printer messages
The printer control panel displays the following types of messages:
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Status messages
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Warning messages
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Error messages
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Banner messages (occasionally, for certain types of errors during print
processing)
Status messages
Status messages give you information about the state of the printer.
Status messages
Printer messages Explanation
Init The printer initialises
Please wait
Loading media
The printer performs the media loading process
Auto adjustment The printer performs the automatic printhead regis-
tration process
Printhead access The printer has moved the carriage out of the purge
station
Check heads After a carriage access, the printer checks for the
presence and working order of the print heads and ink
tanks
Head cooling The printer waits for the print heads to cool down
Cleaning head The printer cleans the print heads
Drying The printer dries the completed print
Media feeding The printer feeds the media for the next print
Media cutting The printer cuts the completed print
v for menu Push the ‘down’ arrow on the control panel to access
the menu
Ready The printer is ready to process the data (idle)
Analyzing data The printer analyses the print data format
Processing <language type> (if
ALS is on) The printer receives and interprets the data from the
host computer
Rasterizing The printer processes the vector data from the host
computer and converts it into raster data
Printing The printer prints data