User`s guide

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005- My ImageWriter II doesn't print! The head moves, and
I can hear the pins striking the paper, but I get
nothing. What's wrong?
Check ribbon positioning. If the ribbon is properly positioned, then, you
may need to adjust the the print head - to - roller distance (sometimes called
the "paper width" adjustment). There is a small lever near the lower right side
of the roller. Click-position it in a notch or two.
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006- How can I keep paper from jamming in my Imagewriter
II?
A surprising number of Imagewriter users go for years putting up with paper
jams during long printouts. A nearly 100% cure is to just pop up the top rollers
so that they do not press the paper against the roller.
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007- I notice that the bottoms of letters on my
ImageWriter II's printout are not showing up. How can I
fix this?
A likely explanation is that the printhead needs to be moved in (toward the
big roller) a notch. This is a standard "Paper Thickness" adjustment on many
printers. On IW, you do it with a lever to the right of the roller.
Another possibility is that the printhead needs cleaning. Be careful what
you use to clean a printhead because some solvents can dissolve the mask which
lines up the pins. Light oils and gasoline seem to be especially bad. A fine
bristle toothbrush plus some standard detergent in warm water or a household
cleaner (like Fantastik, etc.) should remove most dust and gunk. Whatever you
use, avoid soaking the printhead in anything very long-- i.e. get it reasonably
clean and then blow/blot dry.
Changing settings on the DIP with the factory settings which "users should
leave alone" _may_ have some effect on firing of the bottom pins. I don't know.
Probably, you would want to try everything else first.
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008- What is the 'trick' for restoring a printer ribbon?
For cartridge ribbons, such as the one in ImageWriter II, it is easy to
'restore' a ribbon to dark printing with a few spritzes of WD-40. Using a pocket
knife, pry off the lid of the cartridge, and, as evenly as possible, lightly
spritz the bunched-up ribbon. Restore the lid and roll the tape back and forth a
few inches. Let the cartridge sit for several days in a plastic bag.