TroubleshootingDiagnosticsTroubleshooting
Keypad Shows "Please Wait - Selftest Proceeding" for More Than 5 Minutes
If the keypad is still stuck on **"Please Wait - Selftest Proceeding"** more than 5 minutes after you power on the DryStar 5300, stop waiting — the printer has failed to reach READY, and the fault lies upstream of the keypad, not in the message itself.
Applies to
DryStar 5300 (Type 5365/100)
Personnel
1 technician · Intermediate — board-level fault isolation on Vilis/Themis/Keypad, no full teardown required
Steps
8 steps
Source
DD+DIS346.05E — Repair and Service / Troubleshooting §3.3/7, Ed.1 Rev.7, 2006-01-26 (Type 5365/100)
Full step-by-step for Keypad Shows "Please Wait - Selftest Proceeding" for More Than 5 Minutes
All 8 steps are documented in the FSELIB DryStar 5300 service manual — re-authored, web-first, with the real figures from the source.
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View all DryStar 5300 guidesSource: DD+DIS346.05E — Repair and Service / Troubleshooting §3.3/7, Ed.1 Rev.7, 2006-01-26 (Type 5365/100). Preview re-authored by FSELIB — the full procedure with figures and steps is in the paid service manual.