Error Messages - GRAPHTEC FC4500 User Manual

Chapter 6 TROUBLESHOOTING

6.2 Error Messages

Symptom/Error message
•
The beeper sounds.
•
The POWER lamp lights.
OVER CURRENT
POWER OFF THEN ON
POSITION ALARM
POWER OFF THEN ON
•
The beeper sounds.
•
The POWER lamp lights.
SPEED ALARM
POWER OFF THEN ON
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Cause
Excessive load is causing the current to the
motor to exceed the rated value.
•
The cutting conditions do not suit the
cutting medium.
•
Movement of the pen carriage is being
obstructed.
•
The pen carriage was subjected to
external pressure during cutting.
•
Scraps of the medium in the plotter's
moving parts are impeding operation.
•
The writing panel was in a tilted position
when a key reset operation was
performed (the [ENTER] and [ORIGIN]
keys were held down simultaneously).
•
Immediately after turning on the plotter,
excessive force was used to manually
move the pen carriage.
•
The internal speed control is faulty.
Solution
Turn off the plotter, remove the obstacle, and
then turn the plotter back on.
Turn off the plotter, remove the obstacle, and
then turn the plotter back on.
Turn off the plotter, remove the scraps, and
then turn the plotter back on.
Move the pen carriage to its lowermost
position, and then turn the plotter off and
back on again.
Turn the plotter off then back on again.
Turn the plotter off then back on again.
* If the error occurs frequently, contact your
sales representative or nearest Graphtec
dealer.