Printer Users Manual

If the printis faint,or uneven,checkthe following:
Check Possible remedy
Istheribbonproperlyin-
Checkandreinstallifnecessary.
1-”-
Is the ribbon worn out? The ribbon has a long life, but eventually will need
replacing. Fit a new riblxm cartridge if necessary.
I
Ifdots are missingin the printing,checkthe following:
I Check I Possible remedv
Are dots missing at random
The ribbon has become slack causing it to get caught
in the printing? up. Stop printing, remove the ribbon cartridge, reten-
sion and replace it.
Is a line of dots missing con- The print head is damaged. Stop printing, and contact
sistently throughout the your supplier for anew print head.
printing?
If your applicationsoftwarecannotprintthe fontsor charactersselected,
checkthe following:
Check Possible remedy
Is your application software Check the software installation, andre-install the soft-
properly installed?
ware if necessary.
Are fonts not being selwted
Check the software installation+ and insert the com-
properly? martds necessary for font changes into the software.
Are characters other than
Either you we using the WrongInternational Character
those expected being Set (reset with DIP switches or software axnrnands),
printed? or you have the wrong character set selected (for
example if characters other than IBM block graphic
characters are being printed). Correct this with DIP
switches or the appropriate softwue sequences.
If theprintoutis not whatis expected:
Check
Is the printer installed cor-
rectly?
Is the printer not printing
anything that you are expect-
~g?
Possible remedy
Your software may think that it is driving a different
emulation to the one actually set. Check the DIP switch
settings to make sure you have the right emulation.
Use the Hex Dump mode to analyze the output from the
computer to the printer. This will enable you to deter-
mine that the right escape sequences, etc are being
transmitted.
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