When You Check the Indicator Lamps, Status Icons, and Messages on the Control Panel
The status of the machine is indicated by the indicator lamps on the control panel, the status icons, and messages that appear.
This section describes the location of the indicator lamp and explains where the status icons and messages appear on the control panel.
Messages
Messages appear on the control panel to indicate the status of the machine, such as error messages or status messages. For details about the problems that cause messages to appear and the corrective actions to be taken, see When Messages Appear . A status icon appears on the control panel when the machine requires the user to remove misfed paper, to add paper, or to perform other procedures. For details about the status icons that appear, see When a Status Icon Is Displayed on the Control Panel.
Power indicator
Lights up when the machine is ready to receive data from a computer. Flashes when the machine is warming up or receiving data. It is unlit when the power is off or when the machine is in energy saver mode.
Alert indicator
Lights up or flashes when a machine error occurs.
Data in indicator
Flashes when the machine is receiving data from a computer. The data in indicator is lit if there is data to be printed.
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