Messages, Codes, and Procedures
Error Message Abbreviations
Phaser 6500/WorkCentre 6505 Service Manual
The error messages and codes generated by the printer's operating system are the
lead-in to the troubleshooting procedures that follow in subsequent pages. This
section correlates the output of the printer's diagnostic aids and provides the
troubleshooting procedures to locate and correct the reported errors.
Due to limited display space, some error messages include abbreviations. The
most common abbreviations used throughout this chapter are listed here.
Term
Definition
ADC
Automatic Density Control. Called CTD in some
displayed error messages.
ASIC
Application-Specific Integrated Circuit
BLK
Black
COMM
Communication
CRT
Cartridge
CRU
Customer Replaceable Unit
CTD
Control, Toner Density. An alternate term for ADC.
ER/ERR
Error
ENV
Environment
FUNC
Function
MACaddress
Media Access Control Address
MCU
Machine Control Unit
NVM
Non-Volatile Memory. Used instead of NVRAM.
NVRAM
Non-Volatile Random Access Memory
PCL
Printer Control Language
PDL
Page Description Language
RAM
Random Access Memory
REG
Registration
ROM
Read Only Memory
TRAN
Transfer Belt
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Error Messages and Codes
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