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Re: [Digital BW] 1280 Flashing Lights

2003-07-03 by Martin Wesley

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Thomas Keesling" <tom.keesling@...>
To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2003 6:53 AM
Subject: [Digital BW] 1280 Flashing Lights


> My trusty 1280 with CIS quit printing this morning. It had completed one
> print. However, before loading the sheet for the second print in the
queue,
> the Maintenance Light and Power Light began flashing alternately. I got a
> message telling me to clear the paper path and turn the printer off, but
the
> paper path is clear. I've tried turning the printer off and back on
several
> times and tried to print a test print without success.
>
> The manual doesn't describe this flashing lights combination. Is the
printer
> telling me the waste ink pad is full or what?
>
Tom,

I had the same thing happen to me and I used the procedures listed on the
Mwords site and after a couple of tries got the error cleared.

http://www.mwords.co.uk/pages/printers/printersHowDoI.htm#ResetPrinter

You may have to cut and paste this URL if it got wrapped.

I figure I will worry about changing the pads when ink start draining out
the bottom of the printer. <G>

Martin Wesley

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