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The tape does not stick to the intended surface.
• The surface or object is inappropriate.
Affi x the label to an appropriate surface or object.
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Printing stops part way through.
• The print head is overheated.
Printing causes the print head to become hot. Continuous printing
of a large number of labels or printing labels that include a lot of
dark areas can cause the printer head to overheat, which can cause
printing to stop automatically. Printing will resume automatically
after a short while. Wait for printing to resume.
• The batteries loaded in the printer are dead.
Printing requires a large amount of electric power. Because of this,
printing may stop suddenly.
Replace the batteries or change to AC adaptor power.
Ink ribbon is coming out of the tape outlet along with the tape.
• The tape cartridge was loaded while there was slack in the ink ribbon.
Remove the tape cartridge from the printer. After checking to make
sure the ink ribbon is not broken, load it back into the printer.
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Important!
Be sure to always take up any slack in the ink ribbon before loading
a tape cartridge.
If the ink ribbon is broken, replace the tape cartridge with a new
one (sold separately).
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The printer does not cut the tape.
• Tape is jammed.
Remove the tape cartridge and clear the jammed tape.
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• The tape cutter is dull.
Contact your original retailer about replacement.
• You are printing with No Cut selected.
Select a cut method other than No Cut.
• The label is too short.
After printing, use scissors or some other implement to cut the tape.
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The label lengths that can be cut and available auto cut methods
depend on the printer model. For more information see the table under
"Tape Lengths" (page
45).
The printer does not half cut the tape.
• The tape cutter is dull.
Contact your original retailer about replacement.
• No cut is selected for Cut Style.
Change the Cut Style setting to Half Cut/Full Cut.
Important!
Be sure to always take up any slack in the ink ribbon before loading
a tape cartridge.
Cutting refl ective tape, magnetic tape or iron-on fabric tape can shorten
cutter life and damage the half cutter part.
When using refl ective tape, magnetic tape or iron-on fabric tape, change
the Cut Style setting to No Cut. After printing, feed the tape from the
printer and then use scissors or some other implement to cut the tape.
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