Labels not registering properly, | Labels are not loaded properly. | Make sure labels are properly |
or stopping at next label. |
| loaded on mandrel, and side |
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| guides are positioned correctly. |
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| Labels should be located as far |
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| to right as possible. |
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| Make sure printhead is |
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| located in the center of the |
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| printer. |
| Sensor is dirty. | Carefully clean registration |
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| sensor located to the right side |
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| of drive roller by blowing on |
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| the opening of the sensor. |
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Not printing. | Printer is not ready to operate. | Make sure printer: |
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| 1. Is turned on. |
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| 2. Has ribbon cartridge |
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| properly loaded. |
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Print is smudged or too dark. | Ribbon is not loaded correctly. | Load ribbon properly between |
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| the printhead and print shield. |
| Drive roller or print shield is | Remove ribbon cartridge, and |
| dirty. | carefully clean drive roller, |
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| print shield, and print |
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| mechanism assembly with |
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| isopropyl alcohol and cotton |
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| swab. |
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Print dots missing or light. | Ribbon problem. | Make sure ribbon is properly |
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| installed between the |
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| printhead and print shield, and |
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| ribbon manual advance knob is |
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| spinning during printing. |
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| Ribbon is worn. Replace ribbon. |
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| Ribbon not advancing. |
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| Remove cartridge from |
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| printer, and make sure ribbon |
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| can be advanced by turning |
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| knob on ribbon cartridge |
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| ribbon properly. |
| Drive roller is not seated | Make sure drive roller is not |
| properly. | skewed and is firmly |
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| supporting the label stock. |
| Printhead has broken pin or | Contact Panduit Technical Ser- |
| blown solenoid (visible if a | vice at |
| portion of the line of text is | extension 7470. |
| missing). |
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