User's Manual

HP Designjet T Series — Service Manual 1-51
Ink Supplies Troubleshooting
approximately 8% of ink available for the user.
Empty The printer will stop and will not be able to continue printing until a new Ink
Cartridge has been installed. If this occurs halfway through printing an
image, you should check the quality of this image, as stopping mid-plot can
affect the print. It would be recommended to reprint the image once a new
Ink Cartridge has been installed.
Reseat You are recommended to remove the Ink Cartridge and then reinsert it.
Replace You are recommended to replace the Ink Cartridge with a new Ink
Car
tridge.
Altered There is something unexpected about the Ink Cartridge's status.
Expired The Ink Cartridge has passed the expiration date.
Printhead status messages
OK The Printhead is operating correctly and no action is required.
Missing There is no Printhead present, or it is not properly connected to the printer.
Test printhead
sep
a
rately
You are recommended to test the printheads individually to find the failing
printhead. Remove all the printheads and insert them alone one by one,
Closing the latch and the carriage cover after every insertion. The front
panel display will indicate the failing one showing the reseat or replace
message.
Reseat You are recommended to start the printhead removal process from the front
panel,
but instead of removing the printhead, simply press the OK key on the
front panel.
Replace You are recommended to remove the printhead and then reinsert it; if that
fails
, clean the electrical connections; if that fails, replace the printhead with
a new printhead.
Replacement
inc
omplete
A printhead replacement process has not completed successfully, relaunch
the replacement process and let it finish completely (it is not needed to
change the printheads).
Remove The printhead is not a suitable type for use in printing (for instance, a setup
printhead)
.
Printhead Error Codes
The following table describes the Printhead Error Codes. Refer to the above
des
criptions of the status messages for the appropriate action.
Error
Code
Status
Name
Status
Message
Description Comments
0 Working OK The printhead is
wo
rking properly