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8.3 ERRORS IN WRITABLE CHARACTER AND PC COMMAND SAVE MODES
(1) Write Error
• An error has occurred in writing in flash memory for storage.
(2) Format Error
• An erase error has occurred in formatting flash memory for storage.
(3) Memory Full
• Storing is impossible because of the insufficient flash memory for storage.
* At the moment when an error occurs, the printer shows the error message, makes status
response, then stops. The Status Request Command and the Reset Command only can be
processed and other commands are not processed. Restoration using the [RESTART] key is
impossible.
8.4 SYSTEM ERRORS
(1) Momentary Power Interruption Error
• A momentary power interruption has occurred.
(2) Address error
• A command has been fetched from an odd address.
• Word data has been accessed from a place other than the boundary of the word data.
• Long word data has been accessed from a place other than the boundary of the long word data.
(3) General invalid command exception
• An undefined command in a place other than the delay slot has been decoded.
(4) Slot invalid exception
• An undefined command in the delay slot has been decoded.
• A command which rewrites the data in the delay slot has been decoded.
* At the moment when an error occurs, the printer shows the error message, then stops. (None
of the commands and key operations will be processed.)
(5) EEPROM Error
• The EEPROM for back-up cannot be read/written properly.
8.5 RESET PROCESSING
When the [RESTART] key is held down for more than 3 seconds during the error which can be
cleared by the [RESTART] key and during a pause, the printer returns to the initial status which is
obtained after the power is turned on.