I get an error cleared Ribbon Out Head Open Message. How do I clear this message.

Try taking the printer off pause. It should clear the error.

Press [STAT] to open the Statistics editor. From the menu that displays, select PlotsOFF and press [ENTER] twice. The calculator answers "Done".
Open the [Y=] editor to enter the functions to be drawn. Use the Trace ONLY after the graph has been displayed.

To clear any message without necessarily removing the conditions that yield the error press the CLEAR button.

I think the message is instructions, as in
(1) open door (2) clear carriage jam (3) press enter
So there is something internal to the printer that makes it think it has a carriage jam, piece of paper under a sensor, dirty or stuck sensor.
If you can't find it using a bright light, try canned air.

run calibration ribbon and media, and save. reset the printer and run Sensor profile.

When the print head temperature falls, the error is
automatically cleared.
Note:
If the print head temperature exceeds the specified limit
when the scanning unit (printer cover) is opened, the
carriage does not move to the ink tank replacement
position.

Alert Head Open will show everytime u open the Head , when u close back the head it will show Alert CLeared Head Open, then it's normal.

Ribbon Out Show means the printer doesn't detect a ribbon, make sure there's nothing wrong with ribbon installation. if everything fine, then the problem is you Ribbon Sensor. u can try to adjust the sensor with a screwdriver ( - ), make a little bit higher

What is the error message?, not clear on the make and model either, be specific please.

The head open sensor is inside the printer is detected by the gear head.

I got one of these from a friend who couldn't get theirs to work. I got an error message that alternated between "print unable 50" and "print unable 30". I called Brother and checked on-line for a solution. Nothing helpful. So I took it apart, (after unplugging it from the power outlet), just a few screws and snap locks really, wasn't too hard. When I got the black case, the body of the MFC, off I found a clear guide ribbon that rests in a track on the back of the print head resting on top of the print-head assembly. I put the ribbon back in the track and reassembled the MFC. I think a bad paper jam pushed the ribbon out of the guide track on the print head . All the errors are gone. There are no instructions for the dis-assembly, but its not hard.


The screws, (8-10 screws in all), aren't hard to find, just the two screws hidden under the open hinge as shown here. You have to unplug some circuit connectors too. This method is best done by someone comfortable with taking the MFC apart.

Or if you have small hands, you could probably get it to catch with your fingers in the opening for the print head as shown above, but I didn't get it repaired that way. Good luck. Post the results if you try to fix it.

Here's what i found. I was able to clear the message by opening and closing and ejecting the cassette. I also had to play with the battery at the same time. Keeping the cassette door open and then pulling out the battery. After is did this a couple of times i got the message to clear. I too haven't used my camcorder for some time and now that the error message has cleared the camcorder tells me that i need to clean the heads. Hope this helps. Below is the message i found that pointed me toward ejecting the cassette. Good Luck, i'm off to buy a tape head cleaning cassette. An error indication (E03 or E04) appears. - (E03 or E04 UNIT IN SAFEGUARD MODE REMOVE AND REATTACH BATTERY) This massage a malfunction of some kind has occurred. In this case the camcorder's functions become unusable. - Eject the cassette once and re-insert it, then check if the indication clears. When it does, you can resume using the camcorder. If the indication remains, consult your nearest JVC dealer or service center