Error Messages - Century Falcon 4 Plus Series User Manual

4-7. Error Messages

If problems occur that prevent the printer printing normally, the printer will beep as warning, and
error messages will be displayed.
Quickly blinking
LCD LED Message Light
Message
Ribbon
Display
Print Head
is opened
Entering
the
Cooling
Process
Out of
ribbon or
check
ribbon
sensor
Out of
media or
check
media gap
sensor
Check
paper
setting
CF Card
not found
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Slowly blinking
Media
both lights
are on
blinking
simultaneously
blinking
simultaneously
Light is on
Beep Description
Thermal
4 beeps Print Head
twice is not firmly
closed.
Thermal
Print Head
temperatur
e high.
Ribbon not
installed,
and printer
shows error
message.
3 beeps
Ribbons
twice
used up or
ribbon
supply
shaft not
moving.
Unable to
detect
1 beep
paper.
twice
Label used
up.
1 beep
Paper jam.
twice
CF Card is
2 beeps
not
twice
formatted.
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Solution
Re-open the
Thermal Print Head
and make sure it is
closed tightly.
Printer goes back to
standby mode after
cooling.
Make sure the
printer is in the
Direct Thermal
mode.
Replace with new
ribbon roll.
Make sure the
movable sensor
mark is at the
correct position, if
the sensor is still
unable to detect
paper, and then go
through Auto
Sensing again.
Replace with new
label roll.
Possible causes:
card tags, paper
falling into the gap
behind the platen
roller, can't find
label gap/black
mark, black mark
paper out. Please
adjust according to
actual usage.
Please follow the
instruction on
Chapter 5-8 to
format the CF Card.