Printronix P8000 Series Administrator's Manual page 311

Table 1. LCD Message Troubleshooting Table (ASCII)
Displayed Message
PS/PDF ERROR:
JOB ABORTED
PS/PDF ERROR:
STACK ERROR
PS/PDF ERROR:
SYNTAX ERROR
PWR SUPP VOLT *
REMOVE USED SPX
THEN PRESS ENTER
RESTORING BOOT CODE
RIB INVLD CMD*
See User Manual
RIBBON STALL
Fault Messages (ASCII in Alphabetical Order)
Can User
Explanation
Correct?
Yes Fault displayed when
Postscript/PDF failed to
process a job, e.g. an
unsupported command or
a large job which requires
more DRAM to process.
Yes Fault displayed when
Postscript/PDF failed to
process a job. One or
more of the following
errors were detected:
Stack Overflow, Stack
Underflow, Exec Stack
Overflow, or Invalid
Restore.
Yes Fault displayed when
Postscript/PDF failed to
process a job. One or
more of the following
errors were detected:
Syntax Error, Unmatched
Mark, Undefined,
Undefined Results, or
Unknown Error.
No Power Supply Voltage.
The power supply has
failed.
No Status message: An SPX
is depleted because it
has successfully
reprogrammed the
security key on the
controller board.
No Normal download
initialization message.
Yes Ribbon Invalid
Command. Firmware
error on the controller
board.
Yes The controller board does
not detect ribbon
movement.
Printing a Hex Dump
Solution
Clear the fault. Postscript/PDF
will continue with the next job.
Check the Postscript/PDF job
for syntax (Postscript) errors.
Clear the fault. Postscript/PDF
will continue with the next job.
Check the Postscript/PDF job
for syntax (Postscript) errors.
Clear the fault. Postscript/PDF
will continue with the next job.
Replace power supply board.
Contact your authorized
1
service representative.
No action is required.
Cycle power. Run the print job
again. If the message
appears, download the
emulation software again. If
the message appears again,
contact your authorized
1
service representative.
Check the ribbon path for
jams. Turn the Ribbon Tension
Knob clockwise a few
rotations. If necessary, install
a new ribbon.
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