Caring for Your Printer
Status Message
Not Ready
Performing
Self Test
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Chapter 5: Understanding Printer Messages
Meaning and Actions Allowed While Message Displays
The printer is in the Not Ready state, which means it is not ready to
receive or process data.
• Press Go to take the printer out of the Not Ready state.
• Cancel the current print job. Press Menu> or <Menu. The
Job Menu displays. Press Menu> or <Menu until Cancel Job
appears on the second line of the operator panel display. Press
Select.
• Reset the printer. Press Menu> or <Menu. The Job Menu displays.
Press Menu> or <Menu until Reset Printer appears on the second
line of the operator panel display. Press Select.
Note: Resetting the printer deletes all current data from the print
buffer. See Reset Printer on page 77 for more information.
The printer is running the normal series of start-up tests after it is
plugged in. When the tests complete, the printer returns to the Ready
state.
No button actions are possible while this message displays.