The Star Micronics SP700 kitchen printer in Mews POS has a POWER lamp, an ERROR lamp and a buzzer. The pattern of the flashing lamps and the buzzer shows which problem the printer has. Anyone who uses a Star Micronics SP700 kitchen printer with Mews POS can use this article. Use this article when the printer does not work properly and you are unsure why. You check the lamps and listen for the buzzer on the printer itself, not in Mews POS. The printer has recoverable errors and non-recoverable errors. Most errors on the Star Micronics SP700 kitchen printer are recoverable.
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What do flashing LED lights on my Star Micronics SP700 kitchen printer mean in Mews POS?
Recoverable error patterns on the Star Micronics SP700 kitchen printer
The Star Micronics SP700 kitchen printer in Mews POS shows these POWER lamp, ERROR lamp and buzzer patterns for recoverable errors. The Recovery condition column shows the marker from the manufacturer table, from *1 to *10.
| Error description | POWER lamp | ERROR lamp | Buzzer | Recovery condition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paper end error | On | Flashes: on for 1 second, off for 1 second | 4 short beeps of 0.13 seconds each, repeated 2 times | *1 |
| Printer cover open error | On | On | Beep | *2 |
| Front cover open error | Flashes: on for 0.5 seconds, off for 0.5 seconds | On | Beep | *3 |
| Head high temperature detection | Flashes: on for 1 second, off for 1 second | Off | None | *4 |
| Board high temperature detection | Flashes: on for 2 seconds, off for 2 seconds | Off | None | *5 |
| Cutter error (on models with cutter) | On | Flashes: on for 0.125 seconds, off for 0.125 seconds | 3 short beeps of 0.13 seconds, 0.13 seconds and 0.5 seconds | *6 |
| Mechanical error (other than cutter error) | On | Flashes: on for 0.25 seconds, off for 0.25 seconds | 2 short beeps of 0.13 seconds and 0.5 seconds | *7 |
| Black mark detection error | On | Flashes: on for 0.5 seconds, off for 0.5 seconds | 3 short beeps of 0.13 seconds each | *8 |
| Link disconnection detection (Physical link disconnection) | Flashes at 2-second intervals | Flashes at 2-second intervals | None | *9 |
| Link disconnection detection (IP address lost) | Flashes at 0.125-second intervals | Flashes at 0.125-second intervals | None | *10 |
Non-recoverable error patterns on the Star Micronics SP700 kitchen printer
The Star Micronics SP700 kitchen printer in Mews POS shows these POWER lamp, ERROR lamp and buzzer patterns for non-recoverable errors. The CPU error is a central processing unit error, and the RAM R/W error is a random access memory read and write error.
| Error description | POWER lamp | ERROR lamp | Buzzer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flash memory write error | Off | Flashes: on for 1 second, off for 1 second | None |
| Thermistor failure error | Off | Flashes: on for 0.25 seconds, off for 0.25 seconds | 2 short beeps of 0.13 seconds and 0.5 seconds |
| Power supply error | Off | Flashes: on for 2 seconds, off for 2 seconds | None |
| CPU error | Off | On | One long beep of 2 seconds |
| RAM R/W error | Off | On | None |