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Printronix P8000 Series Cartridge Ribbon Printer User Manual

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Printing a Hex Dump

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Half Speed Mode

No

Status message: The
controller samples the
operating temperature of key
components of the print
mechanism. When higher
than normal temperatures
are sensed, the print speed
is automatically reduced by
50% and the message sent
the LCD. When the
components cool down, the
print speed returns to 100%
and the message clears.

No action is required. If the
message appears often, contact
your authorized service

representative.

1

ILL NVM VALUE 5
ILL NVM VALUE 6
ILL NVM VALUE 7

Yes

Illegal value was stored into
the Novram module.

1.

Cycle power. Run the print
job again. If the message
appears, load the latest
emulation software.

2.

Cycle power. Run the print
job again. If the message
appears again, record the
exact display message,
follow the instructions on
page 290, “Diagnostics for
EXX, BAD NVM, or ILL
NVM Errors”, a
nd contact
your authorized service
representative.

1

INITIALIZING...

Yes

This message indicates the
printer is beginning its
initialization process.

No action is required.

INTAKE FAN CHECK

Yes

Sensors cannot detect
current in fan circuit.

Cycle power. If the message
appears, press

CLEAR

. If the

message does not clear, contact
your authorized service

representative.

1

INTERRUPT UNUSED
VECTOR 00

No

The controller board
receives an interrupt it does
not understand. The problem
can be created by electrical
noise, by a software
problem, or by a hardware
problem.

Cycle power. If this message
occurred once and never again,
you can ignore it. If the message
reappears or appears
consistently, contact your
authorized service

representative.

1

LOADING PROGRAM
FROM PORT XX%

No

Status message: the new
emulation program is loading
into printer RAM. XX%
indicates how much of the
program has loaded.

No action is required.

Table 24. LCD Message Troubleshooting Table (H-Series)

Displayed Message

Can User

Correct?

Explanation

Solution

Fault Messages (H-Series with Numerical Prefix)