Star Micronics LC-8021 manual Troubleshooting guide

		Troubleshooting guide 45
Problem	Possible Cause	Recommended Action
Printer does not feed paper	Jamming paper.	Remove all paper from the
properly.		printer and then reload it.
Line spacing is incorrect.	The line spacing or leading	Choose a different line
	selected in your application	spacing or leading setting
	program is wrong.	from your application.
	Auto line feed with carriage	Use the EDS Mode to
	return is enabled.	disable auto line feed with
		carriage return. See “Switch
		4: Auto LF with CR” on
		page 23.
Lines print over each other.	Auto line feed with carriage	Use the EDS Mode to enable
	return is disabled.	auto line feed with carriage
		return. See “Switch 4: Auto
		LF with CR” on page 23.
Incorrect number of lines are	Auto line feed with carriage	Use the EDS Mode to
printed on the page.	return is enabled.	disable auto line feed with
		carriage return. See “Switch
		4: Auto LF with CR” on
		page 23.
	The line spacing or leading	Choose a different line
	selected by your application	spacing or leading setting
	program is wrong.	from your application.
	Dot adjustment is not	See “Adjusting the dot
	correct.	alignment” on page 42.
Text and graphics are	The ribbon is worn out or	Replace the ribbon with a
malformed.	“used up.”	new one.
Print quality is poor.	The print head is damaged.	Return the printer to your
		dealer for repair.