User's Guide

Index
Help
Safety
Contents

Introduction

Network Interface Operation

The status lights and status sheet provide you with important information about the operation and configuration of the network interface.

a. Status sheet button
b. Status light
c. Data light
d. RJ-45 connector

Status and Data lights

The network interface has two lights (Status and Data), which indicate the current operating status of the network interface when you first turn on the device, during normal operation, and when errors occur. The status light has two colors (green and orange). The data light is green.

The status lights indicate the network interface status, as follows:

Status light

Data light

Network interface status

Off

Off

Initializing

Orange flash repeated once

On

Control error (Inappropriate command)

Orange flash repeated twice

On

External bus error, data storage error, or instruction storage error

Orange flash repeated three times

On

Alignment error

Orange flash repeated four times

On

Program error (Division by zero)

Orange flash repeated five times

On

Flash-Rom illegal access error

Orange status light and green data light flashing alternately

Firmware update mode

Green

On

Ready (10M link)

Green

Flashing

Receiving packets (10M link)

Green

Off

No communication is available (10M link).

Orange

On

Ready (100M link)

Orange

Flashing

Receiving packets (100M link)

Orange

Off

No communication is available (100M link).

Status sheet button

The first time you use the network interface after installing or reinstalling it, turn on the device. Then, while both the status light and the data light are off, hold down the status sheet button for about twenty seconds to initialize the network interface. The length of time needed to hold down the status sheet button varies depending on the device model.

Before you start configuring the network interface, be sure to press and hold down the status sheet button on the network interface to print a status sheet. A status sheet provides important information about the network interface, such as MAC address, device settings, and the device's current status. Press the status sheet button once to print a simple status sheet, or twice to print a full status sheet. You cannot print a status sheet when the device has already started printing, or when it is offline or not ready to print.

Note:
If the device does not print a status sheet, make sure the device is online and no print jobs are being processed, and then wait a minute. If it still does not print a status sheet, turn the device off, wait until the status lights go out, and then turn it back on again. The status sheet can be printed one minute after the device finishes warming up.

Caution:
After turning off the device, wait until the status lights go out before turning the device back on; otherwise, the network interface may not work correctly.

RJ-45 connector

This connector is used to connect an Ethernet cable to the network. You can use this cable for both 10Base-T and 100Base-TX.

Caution:
You must use a Category 5 shielded twisted-pair cable to connect the network interface to prevent malfunction.


[Top]


Previous

Next
Version 1.00E, Copyright © 2003, SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION