Zebra Printer Status Light Troubleshooting

What the status light is telling you
Status LED Condition and Color	Printer Status	For a Resolution, Refer to number:
Off	Off	1
Solid Green	On	2
Flashing Yellow	Stopped	3
Flashing Green	Normal Operation	4
Flashing Red	Stopped	5
Double Flashing Green	Paused	6
Solid Yellow	Various	7
Alternately Flashing Green and Red	Needs Service	8

1. The printer is not receiving power.

Have you turned on the printer power?
Check power connections from the wall outlet to the power supply, and
from the power supply to the printer.

2. The printer is on and in an idle state.

3. The printer has failed its power on self test (POST)

If this error occurs right after you turn on the printer,
contact an authorized reseller for assistance.

There is a shortage of memory.

If this error occurs after you have been printing, turn the printer power off and on.
Then, resume printing.

4. The printer is receiving data.

As soon as all of the data has been received, the status LED will turn
green; then, the printer will automatically resume operation.

5. Either the media or ribbon is out.

Load a roll of media, following the instructions in “Loading the Media” on page 9 of users guide.
Then, press the feed button to resume printing.
Load a roll of ribbon, following the instructions in “Loading the Ribbon” on page 12 of users guide.
Then, press the feed button to resume printing.

The print head is open.

6. The printer is paused.

7. The print head is under temperature

Continue printing while the print head reaches the correct operating temperature.

The print head is over temperature.

Printing will stop until the print head cools to an acceptable printing
temperature. When it does, the printer will automatically resume operation.

8. FLASH memory is not programmed.