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DTC500 Series Card Printer/Encoders Troubleshooting Guide (Rev. 3.0)
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Troubleshooting the LCD Messages (continued)
Message Cause
Solution
Print Data
Indicates that the print data
sent to the Printer is corrupt
or has been interrupted.
See Communications Errors on page
16.
Print Ribbon Low Indicates that the print
Ribbon will soon run out.
If printing a large number of cards,
replace the Ribbon now or monitor the
Printer until the Ribbon is gone, and
install a new Ribbon.
Print Ribbon Out
Indicates that the print
Ribbon has run out.
Install a new Ribbon, and press
RESUME to continue.
Print Station
Open
Indicates that the Print
Station is open during
printing.
Close the Station, and press the
Printer's RESUME button to continue
or CANCEL to reset the Printer.
Print Timeout
Indicates that the Printer was
unable to complete the print
process.
See Communications Errors on page
16.
Printhead Temp
Indicates that the Printhead
Temperature Regulator is
not functioning properly.
See Resolving the Printhead Temp
Error Message on page 58.
Program
Exception
Indicates that the system
Firmware has detected an
error while attempting to
process the current print job.
See the Updating the Printer’s
Firmware procedure on page 209.
RAM Memory
Error
Indicates that the Printer's
Memory Module is bad or
not installed properly.
See Resolving the DRAM Memory
Error on page 182.
Ribbon Jam /
Broken
The print Ribbon is either
jammed or broken.
See Resolving the Ribbon Jam /
Broke Error Message on page 50.
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