HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer series - Manual (Page 133)

Control-panel message types
Four types of control-panel messages can indicate the status of or problems with the printer.
Message type Description
Status messages Status messages reflect the current state of the printer. They inform you of normal printer operation
and require no interaction to clear them. They change as the state of the printer changes. Whenever
the printer is ready, not busy, and has no pending warning messages, the status message Ready
appears if the printer is online.
Warning messages Warning messages inform you of data and print errors. These messages typically alternate with
the Ready or status messages and remain until the
button is pressed. Some warning messages
are clearable. If CLEARABLE WARNINGS is set to JOB on the printer CONFIGURE DEVICE menu,
the next print job clears these messages.
Error messages Error messages communicate that some action must be performed, such as adding paper or clearing
a jam.
Some error messages are auto-continuable. If AUTO CONTINUE=ON is set on the menus, the printer
will continue normal operation after an auto-continuable error message appears for 10 seconds.
NOTE Pressing any button during the 10-second auto-continuable error message overrides
the auto-continue feature, and the button function takes precedence. For example, pressing
the
Stop button pauses printing and offers the option to cancel the print job.
Critical-error messages Critical error messages inform you of a device failure. Some of these messages can be cleared by
turning the printer off and then on. These messages are not affected by the AUTO CONTINUE setting.
If a critical error persists, service is required.
The following table lists and describes control-panel messages.
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