$$0 Start with Common Font Problems and unimplemented feature messages
$$702 No character with code $2Ob found in font $1f.
Character will not be printed.
$$703 Character with code $2Ob in font $1f would lie off the page.
Character will not be printed.
$$790 Reason: $2S, Font $1f, Args: $3O, $4O, $5O.
$$640 Font $1f substituted for font $2f.
(Dir)
$$805 Not implemented: set-brightness, set-hue, set-saturation.
(Scan)
$$806 Not implemented: show-object.
(Scan)
$$807 Not implemented: show-dots-opaque.
(Scan)
$$808 Not implemented: get-dots-from-file.
(Scan)
$$609 Spline character in font directory will be ignored. (Dir)
$$0 Continue with Printing Errors
$$5001 001: Not ready
Sequoia.
$$5002 002: Not ready
Pimlico in power up or warmup state.
$$5003 003: Busy clearing final copies
Pimlico in clearing state
$$5004 004: Fuser not warm
Sequoia
$$5006 006: Output bin full: empty it then type P
$$5007 007: Unexplained malfunction
ROSCheck is confused -- thinks things are wrong but can’t find anything
$$5008 008: Machine already running
Pimlico/Puffin is in printing state.
$$5009 009: Machine hasn’t stopped yet
Pimlico/Puffin is in one of several stopping states
$$5010 010: Check paper tray
Dover PTDisorder-H, Sequoia, PimlicoAlt paper tray light on,
Pimlico/Puffin 1a -- low paper / paper tray unlocked / door open - 2/2.
$$5011 011: Printer is in local mode. It must be manually reset.
All Spruce Printers.
$$5012 012: Engine not powered up. Check Power On Switch.
Dover not ACMonitor-H. This doesn’t come on until READY comes on, so it’s useless
as an indicator of whether the power switch needs pushing. Fuser not ready (5014)
is a common accompaniment to this, and will often occur instead.
$$5013 013: Laser appears to be off. Check developer housing lock levers.
Dover -- only error indication is that line count isn’t counting.
$$5014 014: Fuser not warm. Check Power On Switch
Dover not ReadyTemp-H -- see 5012 for explanation of a problem.
$$5016 016: ROS malfunction
Page sync never went off.
$$5017 017: Several consecutive unidentified errors
Dover Probably page misfeed
$$5018 018: ROS or printing malfunction
Orbit timed out -- page sync never arrived, or engine died, or Orbit got behind.
$$5019 019: ROS or printing malfunction
Alto program timed out waiting for Orbit microcode; page sync never arrived, or engine
died, or Orbit got behind.
$$5020 020: Jam -- paper feed
Dover 27LS-H
$$5021 021: Lost engine power
Dover LostPower-H
$$5022 022: Jam -- paper on drum
Dover PhotoCellOut-H
$$5023 023: Jam -- startup sequence
Dover PreSeq-H
$$5024 024: Jam -- paper on fuser roll
Dover 38LS-H
$$5025 025: Jam -- paper on drum
Dover 3LS-H
$$5026 026: Unexplained malfunction
Dover Malfunction-H and no other malfunction found.
$$5030 030: Jam
Sequoia
$$5031 031: Unexplained malfunction
Sequoia malfunction found with no explicit reason
$$5040 040: Service call
PimlicoAlt service call light
$$5041 041: Call key operator
PimlicoAlt call key operator light
$$5050 050: Not ready
Pimlico/Puffin controller is in wait state.
$$5051 051: Controller error
Cannot synchronize command count with P* controller - maybe it isn’t talking
$$5052 052: Electronic error
Pimlico/Puffin 00 -- X signal missed.
$$5053 053: Electronic error
Pimlico/Puffin 04 -- malfunction memory set
$$5054 054: FIRE DETECTED IN 6500
Pimlico/Puffin 08 -- fire detected 1/1.
$$5055 055: Jam -- paper transport
Pimlico/Puffin 0E -- Transport A jam 1/4.
$$5056 056: Jam -- paper feed.
Pimlico/Puffin 1C -- Paper grip jam 2/3.
$$5057 057: Jam -- paper transport.
Pimlico/Puffin 1E -- Transport B jam 2/4.
$$5058 058: Jam -- fuser interlock open
Pimlico/Puffin 28 -- Fuser interlock open 3/1.
$$5059 059: Jam -- bottom tray interlock open
Pimlico/Puffin 2C -- " 3/3.
$$5060 060: Jam -- paper transport.
Pimlico/Puffin 2E -- Transport C jam 3/4.
$$5061 061: Jam -- front door open.
Pimlico/Puffin 3C -- " 4/3.
$$5062 062: Toner low.
Pimlico/Puffin 4E -- toner call 5/4.
$$5063 063: Jam -- functional interlock open.
Pimlico/Puffin 68 -- " 7/1.
$$5064 064: Controller error
Pimlico/Puffin -- one of the signals T1-T33 missed.
$$5070 070: Starting over - Aux tray empty too soon -
Aux tray should have had a sheet with a first side - got lost somewhere
$$5071 071: Aux tray empty malfunction
May be spurious
$$5072 072: Starting over - Please empty aux tray
$$5080 080: Aux tray misfeed
$$5081 081: Processor interlock open
$$5082 082: Zone IIA jam
$$5083 083: Zone IIB jam
$$5084 084: Zone III jam
$$5085 085: Jam - Remove 1 sheet from paper path/aux tray.
$$5086 086: Jam - Remove 2 sheets from paper path/aux tray.
$$5087 087: Jam - Remove 3 sheets from paper path/aux tray.
$$5090 090: Main tray misfeed
$$5100 100: Printer is in local mode. Remove Auditron key.
$$5101 101: ROS malfunction - Page sync never went off.
$$5102 102: ROS or printing malfunction - Orbit timed out
-- page sync never arrived, or engine died, or Orbit got behind.
$$5103 103: ROS or printing malfunction - Alto program timed out
waiting for Orbit microcode; page sync never arrived, or engine died, or Orbit got behind.
$$5104 104: Not ready - controller is in wait state.
$$5105 105: Sorter interlock open
$$5106 106: bad 6800 subsequence code
$$5107 107: bad 6800 main sequence code
$$5108 108: Ink low
$$5109 109: Trays don’t match
$$5110 110: Fuser not ready
$$5111 111: Main tray misfeed
$$5112 112: Cycle control state error in 6800
$$5113 113: 6800 reports abnormal condition, but did not specify what it is
$$5114 114 Unexpectedly lost Printing state or didn’t reach expected Cycledown state
(Penguin Print [printloop])
$$5115 115: Main paper tray empty
$$5116 116: Penguin not communicating - please check it(ROSCheck)
$$5117 117: Penguin returned unknown malfunction code
$$5118 118: Laser appears to be off
$$5119 119: Something is wrong, but don’t know what
$$5120 120: Timeout waiting for Standby - ready Penguin, please.
$$5121 121 Penguin not communicating - please check it
(Print startup)
$$5122 122: Penguin in standby, but won’t accept print command
$$5123 123: Printer in power-on mode: Push StartPrint button
$$5124 124: Paper exit jam: Please clear
$$5125 125: Output bin-entry jam: Please clear
$$5130 130: Output bin full: empty it then type P
$$5132 132: Main paper tray empty - please fill it.
$$5300 300: Some pages too complicated, but all were printed
Orbit got behind ROS, but page terminated normally.
$$5301 301: Some pages too complicated, but printing continued
Orbit got behind ROS, quit early when SendVideo went away.
$$5310 310: Internal problem (leftover oflow): Consult maintenance personnel
Left over table is not big enough.
$$100 Internal Error: Document description too large. Consult maintenance personnel.
(Spruce)
$$102 Scream called -- reason not immediately available. (SpruceUtils)
$$103 FSTrap free storage breakpoint. (SpruceUtils)
$$104 Not enough core for a request. (SpruceUtils)
$$105 SwappedOut called. (SpruceUtils)
$$110 Zone not initialized.
(SpruceUtils)
$$112 Free called with block from check zone. (SpruceCheck)
$$150 Service Suspended due to Internal error: Consult Spruce maintenance personnel.
The Printing Service returned a report that is in disagreement with the
internal structure of the Spooling server. The precise nature of the problem is further
described by the error code. (Spruce)
$$151 Service Suspended due to Internal error: Consult Spruce maintenance personnel.
The Printing Service returned a report that is in disagreement with the
internal structure of the Spooling server. The precise nature of the problem is further
described by the error code. (Spruce)
$$152 Service Suspended due to Internal error: Consult Spruce maintenance personnel.
The Printing Service returned a report that is in disagreement with the
internal structure of the Spooling server. The precise nature of the problem is further
described by the error code. (Spruce)
$$160 Internal error: Consult Spruce maintenance personnel.
The queue of spooled files is inconsistent: Two spooled files occupy the same
space. (Spruce)
$$162 Service Suspended due to Internal error: Consult Spruce maintenance personnel.
The files in the spool queue are not disjoint and contiguous. It’s hard to imagine why. (SpruceQueue)
$$164 Service Suspended due to Internal error: Consult Spruce maintenance personnel.
The last file in the spool queue does not immediately precede the freeFile.
It’s hard to imagine why. (SpruceQueue)
$$170 Internal error: Utility overlay is too large.
The overlay it is replacing does not have enough pages of code (not including
initialization code) to hold the utility overlay. The load structure of the program
must be revised. (SpruceUtils)
$$200 Cannot find the Press file you request: $1S. (SpruceInit)
$$201 Illegal command line: $1S is not a command word. (SpruceInit)
$$202 Illegal command line: number expected. (SpruceInit)
$$203 Illegal command line: Must request server or provide file name.
The system must either be run as a server, or a Press File printing command
must be supplied. (SpruceInit)
$$205 Warning: Scan line resolution requested is too high for this printer.
Trying to print more bits/scan line than the printer has. This is caused by
giving a page width and resolution combination that exceeds the dimensions
of the scan-line. You may continue from this error, in which case scan-lines
will be truncated to the length available on the printer. (SpruceInit)
$$207 Illegal command line: name of Press file expected. (SpruceInit)
$$210 Cannot load the RAM properly.
The machine may not have a RAM, or may have too old a constant
memory. (SpruceUtils)
$$230 Trident Disk not on line. Check it out. (SpruceInit)
$$250 Can’t open Run File during initialization. (SprintInstall)
$$251 Sprint.Run overlay structure appears to be incorrect. (SprintInstall, SpruceInstall)
$$255 Sprint.Boot not found while installing Spooler. Please install Sprint first. (SpruceInstall).
$$257 Internal Error: Software Maintenance required.
Spruce.Boot or Sprint.Boot could not be created. (SprintInstall, SpruceInstall).
$$258 Checkpoint file not initialized. Consult maintenance personnel.
At SprintInstallAux. (SprintInstall).
$$259: Internal Error: Consult Spruce maintenance personnel.
Impossible case in GetArg. (SpruceInstall)
$$260 Internal Installation Error. Consult Maintenance Personnel.
Couldn’t create Spruce File in MakeValidSpruceFile, after all prerequisites checked out. (SpruceInUtil)
$$280 Illegal file index. (SpruceInUtil)
$$285 Necessary file missing (Spruce.Fonts, Spruce.Spool, ...). (SpruceInUtil)
$$300 Illegal Press File $1F: Too big (> 64,000 records!) (Parts)
$$301 Illegal Press file $1F: Internal pointer exceeds file bounds.
Some region of the file exceeds the number of file records given as the total
length of the area. For example, the DL and EL may overlap. Or a DL length
in an entity trailer may be excessive. Or an EL length may be such as to
make the EL so long it begins "before" the DL.
(Parts)
$$302 Illegal Press file $1F: Internal pointer exceeds file bounds.
Some region of the file exceeds the number of file records given as the total
length of the area. For example, the DL and EL may overlap. Or a DL length
in an entity trailer may be excessive. Or an EL length may be such as to
make the EL so long it begins "before" the DL.
(Parts)
$$600 Illegal Press file $1F: File is too small (1 record). Sent from host $2O#$3O#.
(Dir)
$$601 Illegal Press File $1F: Too big (> 64,000 records!). Sent from host $2O#$3O#.
(Dir)
$$602 Illegal Press file $1F: Bad "password". Sent from host $2O#$3O#.
(Dir)
$$603 Illegal Press file $1F: Improper number of records listed in document directory. (Dir)
$$604 Illegal Press file $1F: Part directory is not big enough for all the parts. (Dir)
$$605 Illegal Press file $1F: No font directory. (Dir)
$$606 Illegal Press file $1F: Font directory fontset or font number out of range. (Dir)
$$607 Press file $1F: requested more than 1000 copies. (Dir)
$$608 Illegal entry in the Spruce.Fonts dictionary file. (Dir)
$$611 Illegal Press file $1F: Odd length. (Dir)
$$620 Non-Orbit font type discovered (not usually a problem.)
(Dir)
$$621 Spruce.Fonts has too many families
Can handle only 256; make a smaller Spruce.fonts (Dir)
$$625 Too many pages for two-sided print. (Dir)
$$626 Number of copies reduced to prevent Aux tray overflow. (Dir)
$$630 Illegal Font File Dictionary entry; Please inform maintenance personnel.
(Dir)
$$650 Invalid Font Data Detected.
Character is $1Ob, font $2f. (FontMake)
$$690 Inconsistency in fontload size calculations. (FontMake)
$$700 Not enough core for request. (Show -- FSGetRelease)
$$701 Illegal Press file $1F: font set $1D or font $2D.
Trying to use a font set or a font that is not declared in the font directory.
$$704 Rectangle will not be printed because it lies off the page.
$$710 Sorry, Press Page $1D is too complex to print.
(Show)
$$712 Sorry, Press Page $1D contains too many different character shapes.
(Show)
$$720 Dots: Window specifications inconsistent.
(Show)
$$730 Dots: Not implemented for anything except Alto resolution bit maps.
(Show)
$$731 Dots: line and window width, window left margin must be multiple of 8.
(Even # of bytes -- Show.)
$$732 Dots: Not implemented for any but mode 3 (Alto scanning direction).
$$0 740-771 reserved for parameters-missing errors
$$740 Dots: DotCode, DotSize, and DotsFollow missing.
$$741 Dots: DotSize and DotsFollow missing.
$$748 Dots: DotCode and DotsFollow missing.
$$749 Dots: DotsFollow missing.
$$756 Dots: DotCode and DotSize missing.
$$757 Dots: DotSize missing.
$$764 Dots: DotCode missing.
$$780 Dots: DL entry does not end with end of dots.
(Show)
$$801 Illegal Press file $1F: Illegal entity list command. (Scan)
$$802 Illegal Press file $1F: Entity list has odd number of bytes. (Scan)
$$803 Illegal Press entity, file $1F: Entity list has too many bytes. (Scan)
$$900 Press page $1D too complex to print.
Bands too large -- file won’t fit in nMaxMergeInputs. (Band)
$$901 Band entry not of registered type. Consult Spruce maintenance personnel.
(Band)
$$902 Pointer in BandIndex out of range. Consult Spruce maintenance personnel.
(Band)
$$906 Internal Error -- band too large on page $1D. PLEASE report to Spruce mainenance personnel.
Entries for one band exceeded size of internal buffer -- merge alg. requires contiguity. (Band)
$$910 Only on copy in progress during final merge. Consult Spruce maintenance personnel.
When final band entries are written, all branches should be resolved. (Band)
$$920 Only on copy relocation error. Consult Spruce maintenance personnel.
Not as many branch entries were relocated as were expected. (Band)
$$1000 Inconsistency in maxPrintPassRecs. Consult Spruce maintenance personnel.
(Print)
$$1001: Inconsistency in max band record size. Consult Spruce maintenance personnel.
(Print)
$$1010: Illegal Non-Character Band Entry. Consult Spruce maintenance personnel.
Suspect processor (S-reg dispatch) failure, or memory enclobberment due to some overflow
condition. (Print)
$$1020: Illegal start-image for sheet.Consult Spruce maintenance personnel.
Print called with other than first image for sheet. (Print)
$$1030: Actual font load too big for main memory. Consult Spruce maintenance personnel. (Print)
$$1100 Orbit bandwidth exceeded by your request.
Orbit bandwidth will be exceeded if the printing parameters you have stated
are used. Maximum bandwidth is 23 MHz.
$$1101 Scan margin is such that CountH cannot be tested properly.
$$1200 Wrong microcode in RAM. Notify Spruce maintenance.
$$2000 Internal file error.
Map structure too small to hold map for file with fp $1O;
File is too large and too uncontiguous for map of reasonable size. (SpruceFiles)
$$2010 Internal error: subfiles of subfiles.
The current implementation does not support subfiles of subfiles;
$1O, the argument to CreateSpruceSubfile, is itself a subfile. (SpruceFiles)
$$2020 Internal subfile error:
Subfile request is beyond the parental bounds (the firstPage or numPages
argument is invalid). (SpruceFiles)
$$2030 No free buffers available in file $1O for page $2D. (SpruceFiles)
$$2040 File $1O still in use. (SpruceFiles)
$$2050 Internal error: No readers, but page buffer $2O of file $1O is still in use.
On call to ForgetSpruceFile. (SpruceFiles)
$$2060 File $1O has not been initialized since it was restored from CheckPoint. (SpruceFiles)
$$2070 Internal subfile error.
SubFile may not wrap around in SuperFile $1O, because the latter’s last
page is not full. (SpruceFiles)
$$2080 File $1O is not a SubFile. (SpruceFiles)
$$2090 Internal backwards subfile error.
Backwards-oriented SubFile may not "begin" -- have its logical page 1 -- in
the non-full last actual page of super-file $1O. (SpruceFiles)
$$2100 Bfs/Tfs error while operating on a disk file. (SpruceFiles)
$$2110 Internal File System Error. Consult Spruce Maintenance Personnel.
Synch. problem between SpruceFile disk queue and cb zone management stuff. (SpruceFiles)
$$2200 $1O, argument to Read/WriteBlock is not a Spruce Stream. (SpruceStreams)
$$2210 Attempt to position stream $1O to page $2D (SpruceStreams)
$$2211 Illegal Press file $1F: Internal pointer out of range.
Trying to operate on Press file outside legal range.
It may be that you have an illegal Press file: Some region of the
file exceeds the number of file records given as the total length of
the area. For example, the DL and EL may overlap. Or a DL length
in an entity trailer may be excessive. Or an EL length may be
such as to make the EL so long it begins "before" the DL.
Perhaps a "part" specifies a negative beginning record, or a portion
of the file that does not exist. (SpruceStreams)
$$2220 Attempt to position stream $1O to character $2D in page $3D. (SpruceStreams)
$$2221 Illegal Press file $1F: Internal pointer out of range.
Trying to operate on Press file outside legal range.
It may be that you have an illegal Press file: Some region of the
file exceeds the number of file records given as the total length of
the area. For example, the DL and EL may overlap. Or a DL length
in an entity trailer may be excessive. Or an EL length may be
such as to make the EL so long it begins "before" the DL.
Perhaps a "part" specifies a negative beginning record, or a portion
of the file that does not exist. (SpruceStreams)
$$2230 Internal error in "WindowCopy".
Incorrect number of arguments, or first length argument
non-zero (a new restriction). (SpruceStreams)
$$2240 Internal file alignment error.
Alignment error detected in stream $1O; Spruce files must be of even length;
stream bounds must be set on word boundaries. (SpruceStreams)
$$2241 Illegal Press file: odd length (SpruceFiles)
$$2250 Internal file position error.
WindowReadBlock, WindowWriteBlock, or WindowPositionPtr called without
defined file position. (SpruceStreams)
$$2260 Internal error: writing beyond end of file.
Trying to write beyond end of file. Possibly the "meter" file used to
record system performance has overflowed. You might arrange to disable the
metering, or reinstall with a larger file. Or possibly there’s a Spruce bug. (SpruceStreams)
$$2261 Can’t handle file $1F. Perhaps you can print fewer pages?
The "bands" scratch file is not large enough to handle the Press
file you are trying to print. (SpruceStreams)
$$2270 End of File encountered while reading. (SpruceStreams)
$$2271 Illegal Press file $1F: internal pointer probably out of range.
Trying to operate on Press file outside legal range.
It may be that you have an illegal Press file: Some region of the
file exceeds the number of file records given as the total length of
the area. For example, the DL and EL may overlap. Or a DL length
in an entity trailer may be excessive. Or an EL length may be
such as to make the EL so long it begins "before" the DL.
(SpruceStreams)
$$2400 Internal error: Checkpoint record over 8192 words long.
Either revise checkpoint record structure or reduce record size. (SpruceCheck)o
$$2404 Internal Checkpoint error: Consult Spruce Personnel.
Checkpoint file can’t be created (SpruceCheck)
$$2406 Internal Checkpoint error: Consult Spruce Personnel.
Checkpoint file does not exists or does not have valid contents.
Perhaps you have not installed Sprint or Spruce. (SpruceCheck).
$$2410 Too many arguments ($1O) to SaveScalars. (SpruceCheck)
$$2420 Internal checkpoint error.
Default checkpoint information should not be read using RestoreFromCheckPoint. (SpruceCheck)
$$2430 Unrecognized Checord code during restore from level $1O. (SpruceCheck)
$$2440 Memory not prepared for InitCheckZone. (SpruceCheck)
$$2450 Nonexistent checkpoint level requested. (SpruceCheck)
$$2460 There is not enough room to restore a checkpoint level. (SpruceCheck)
$$2470 Internal checkpoint error.
The checkpoint file, or a segment of it, is too small. Try reinstalling using a larger
checkpoint file size, or consult a Spruce program maintainer. (SpruceCheck)
$$2480 Internal checkpoint error. Consult Spruce maintenance personnel.
Superfile for checked file no longer exists in the denoted static. (SpruceCheck.)
$$2500 Page number is too large in RpageToVpage. (SpruceUtils).
$$2600 Trident disk not on line. Consult maintenance personnel.
(Sprint)
$$0 DCS, October 28, 1977 12:08 PM, Added Pimlico codes
$$0 March 27, 1978 10:10 AM, error 1010 illegal non-char band entry
$$0 September 1, 1978 10:45 AM, add 162, 164, modify 150’s -- spooling, spool queue problems
$$0 September 3, 1978 7:04 PM, add 2480 -- checkpoint problem
$$0 October 17, 1978 3:18 PM, add 1020 -- funny parm passed to print for Puffin. BWB
$$0 November 10, 1978 10:40 AM, move commonly issued warnings to front
$$0 January 30, 1979 11:12 AM Penguin messages
$$0 August 23, 1979 12:11 PM, new Penguin messages
$$0 August 24, 1979 1:14 PM, add 607, 625, 626
$$0 May 9, 1980, 4:09 PM, add 803
$$0 February 5, 1981 5:05 PM, split up 800 into 805 through 808