AL-1530 (serv.man11). AL1000 1220 1520 1530-Operation Manuals - Sharp Copying Equipment User Guide / Operation Manual. Page 27

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Printer trouble?

When printing starts, the status monitor screen will appear on the computer display. The status
monitor displays the printer state and information on the current print job.
The status monitor displays the following types of messages,Normal, Warning and Fault. If an
error message appears, check the message description below and perform the listed task.

“Copier” in the column “See page:” indicates  the description is in the copier
operation manual.

Normal Messages
The following messages indicate the current state of the printer. Since the operation is normal,
you need not take any measures.

Message 

Ready 

Printing in progress 

Copying in progress 

The printer is idle and ready for the next print job.

A printing job is in progress.

A copying job is in progress.

TD cartridge is near empty. 
Reorder a new cartridge and 
replace soon. 

Running out of toner. While printing can 
continue, the print quality will be affected. 
Reorder a new TD cartridge and replace it. 

Drum cartridge is near end of 
life. Reorder a new cartridge and 
replace soon. 

The drum cartridge is nearly spent. While 
printing can continue, the print quality will be 
affected. Reorder a new cartridge and replace 
it soon. 

Copier*

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Copier*

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*1: See the section on OPTION AND SUPPLY PART NUMBERS AND STORAGE.

TD cartridge is empty. Replace 
empty TD cartridge with a new 
cartridge.  

The TD cartridge is empty. Printing cannot 
continue until you replace the empty TD 
cartridge with a new cartridge. 

Drum cartridge is at end of life. 
Replace empty drum cartridge 
with a new cartridge. 

Front/ Side Cover open.
Close Covers. 

The drum cartridge is spent. Printing cannot 
continue until you replace the spent drum 
cartridge with a new cartridge. 

One of the covers on the printer is open. 
Printing cannot continue until you close the 
cover. 

Copier*

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Copier*

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Insert TD cartridge into the 
machine

The TD cartridge is not in the printer. Insert a 
TD cartridge into the printer. 

Copier*

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