Printer User Manual

If theprintis faint,or uneven,checkthe following:
Check Possible remedy
Is the ribbon properly in- Checkandreinstallif necessary.
Stalted?
Is theribbonwornout?
The ribbonhas a long life, but eventually will need
replacing.Fit anew ribboncartridgeif necessary.
If dotsaremissingin the printing,checkthe following:
Check
Possible remedy
Are dots missing at random
in theprinting?
Isa line of dotsmissingcon-
sistently throughout the
printing?
The ribbonhas become slack causing it to get caught
up. Stopprinting,remove the ribboncartridge,reten-
sion andreplaceit.
The printheadis damaged.Stopprinting,andcontact
yoursupplierforanew printhead.
If your applicationsoftwarecannotprint the fontsor charactemselected,
checkthe following:
Check Possible remedy
Is your applicationsoftware
Checkthesoftwareinstallation+andre-installthesoft-
pr@rly ‘titalled?
wareif necessq.
Are fontsnot being selected Check the software installation and insert the com-
I properly?
I mandsnece.ssaryfor fontchanges into the software.
Are characters other than
those
expected being
printed?
Eitheryou areusingthewrongInternationalCharacter
Set (reset withDIPswitches orsoftwarecommands),
or you have the wrong characterset selected (for
example if charactersother thanIBM block graphic
charactersare being printed).Correctthis with DIP
switches orthe appropriatesoftwaresequences.
If theprintoutis not whatis expected:
I Check
I Possible remedv
Is the printer installed cor-
rectly?
Is the printer not printing
anythingthatyouareexpect-
ing?
Yoursoftware may thinkthatit is drivinga different
emulationtotheone actuallvset. ChecktheDIPswitch
.
settings to makesureyou have therightemulation.
Use theHexDunmmodeto analvzetheouhmtfromthe
computerto the p%nter.This will enable you to deter-
mine that the right escape sequences, etc are being
transmitted.
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