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3.2 Error Indications and Fault Occurrence Causes
This chapter describes how the printer indicates an error status with LEDs, and why the error is caused, when a problem happened during each sequence/operation (power-on
sequence, paper feeding, ink drawing, and so on).
Note : --: No change
Flashing: Repeats ON and OFF every 1.25 seconds.
High-speed flashing: Repeats ON and OFF every 0.5 second.
Table 3-1. Error Indications and Fault Occurrence Causes
Error Name
LED Indications
Error Cause Reference
Power Paper Ink
Fatal error (scanner)
High-speed
flashing
High-speed
flashing
High-speed
flashing
• RAM trouble occurs.
• System trouble occurs.
Table 3-2. (p30)
Fatal error
(printer mechanism)
Flashing Flashing Flashing
Mechanical trouble occurs.(CR error, PF error etc.)
Maintenance error (waste ink overflow) Flashing ON ON The waste ink counter exceeds to capacity. Table 3-3. (p36)
Paper jam error -- Flashing OFF Paper stays in the paper path after paper ejection. Table 3-4. (p37)
Paper out error -- ON OFF Failure to load paper to print. Table 3-5. (p40)
Double feed error -- Flashing OFF Double feed during double sided printing. Table 3-6. (p42)
Ink out error / No ink cartridge error/
Ink cartridge detection error
-- OFF ON
• The cartridge has run out of ink.
• The printer could not detect the cartridge.
• The printer detected non-Epson cartridge.
• Writing to/reading from the CSIC could not be made.
Table 3-7. (p43)