Dot Matrix Printer Users Manual

If theprintis faint,or uneven,checkthe following:
Check
Possible remedy
Is the ribbon properly irt-
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Checkandreinstallif necessary.
Stdkd?
Is the ribbonwornout?
The nbbonhas a long life, butwill eventuallyneedre-
placing. Fita new ribboncartridgeifnecessaxy.
If dotsaremissingin the printing,checkthe following:
Check
Possible remedy
Are dots missing at random
The ribbonhas become slack causing it to get caught
in theprinting?
up. Stop@ming, remove the ribboncarmidge,reten-
sion andreplaceit.
Isa line of dotsmissing con-
The printheadis diunaged.Stopprinting,andcontact
sistently throughout the
yoursupplierfor anew printheaci
ptiting?
If your applicationsoftwarecartnotprintthe fonts or charactersselected,
checkthe following:
Check
Possible remedy
Is your applicationsoftware Checkthesoftwareinstallation,andre-installthesoft-
properlyinstalled?
wareif necessary.
Are fontsnot being selected Check the software installatio~ and insert the com-
properly?
mandsnecessaryfor fontchanges into the software.
Are characters other than Eitheryou areusingthewrongkemational Character
those
expected being
Set (reset with DIP switches orsoftwarecommands),
pMted?
or you have the wrong characterset selected (for
example if charactersother thanIBM block graphic
charactersarebeing printed). Correctthis with DIP
switches or the appropriatesoftwaresequences.
If theprintoutis not whatis expected:
Check Possible remedy
Is the printer installed cor- Your software may thinkthatit is drivinga different
rectly? emulationtotheone actuallyset. ChecktheDIPswitch
settings to makesureyou have therightemulation.
Is the printer not printing Use theHex Dumpmodetoanalyzetheoutputfromthe
anythingthatyouareexpect-
computerto the printer.This will enableyou to deter-
ing? mine that the right escape sequences, etc are being
transmitted.
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