Specifications

REV.-A
Table 5-7.
Re~air of Printer Mechanism (Cont.)
Symptom
Condition
Cause
Checkpoint
Solution
Abnormal printing.
A particular dot is Front of the print-
Perform the clean- Clean.
not printed.
head is not clean.
ing operation.
The head cable is
Check the head
ca-
Replace the cable.
disconnected.
ble for
disconnection.
The printhead is
Replace the Replace the
defective.
printhead. printhead.
A dot is not print-
Front of the print- Check front of the
Clean.
ed occasionally.
head is not clean.
printhead.
The expiration of Check the ink car-
Replace the ink
the ink cartridge. tridge for
canriege.
expiration.
Insufficient contact
Check whether the
Plug the cale into
of the head cable.
cable is properly
the connector
plugged into the
properly.
connector.
Check the
Clean.
cleanliness.
The printhead is
Replace the print-
Replace.
defective.
head to see if this
causes printing to
be performed
normally.
Ink is poorly
Check whether the See “Ink is not
absorbed.
used ink goes
Absorbed”.
through the used
ink tube.
Printed characters The platen gap is
Check the platen
Adjust the gap.
are not aligned.
not adjusted.
gap.
Head inclination is
Adjust the head
not adjusted.
inclination.
The intervals be- The timing belt is Check that the tim-
Set the timing belt
tween the
charac-
defective.
ing belt is properly
properly.
ters are irregular.
inserted into the
bottom of carriage.
Tension of the
tim-
Adjust the tension.
ing belt is not
adjusted.
Print at the sides is
The paper
gu de is
Check the paper
Replace or reset
abnormal.
damaged.
guide.
the paper guide.
Vertical line is not
Head inclination is
Adjust the head
Adjust the head
aligned. not adjusted.
inclination.
inclination.
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