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The following table describes various beep patterns that the printer produces to alert users about printer conditions and the meaning of each beep pattern.
Beep pattern |
Meaning |
Causes |
|---|---|---|
Single short beep |
Panel/screen input accepted. |
A control panel key was pressed. |
Two long beeps |
Printer has warmed up. |
When the power is turned on or the printer exits Sleep mode, the printer has fully warmed up and is ready for use. |
Single long beep |
Job completed. |
A Printer job has finished. |
Four long beeps |
Printer initialized. |
The screen is changing back to the initial screen after the printer came out of the energy-saving mode or was reset. |
Five short beeps repeated five times. |
Strong alert |
The printer requires user attention because paper has jammed, the toner needs replenishing, or other problems have occurred. |
Beep alerts cannot be muted. If the printer's covers are opened and closed repeatedly within a short space of time during an alert indicating a paper jam or insufficient toner, a beep alert might continue, even after normal status has resumed.
You can enable or disable beep alerts. For details, see:
