Symptom: Strange symbols appear during normal printing.
Problem: Wrong symbol set.
Solution: Make sure the symbol set selected corresponds to symbol set resident, in font card, or in soft font.
Hardware Problems
Symptom: Graphic image prints partly on one page, partly on the next.
Problem: Insufficient printer memory for this image at this resolution.
Solution: Change the resolution, reduce the image size, or install more memory in your printer.
Symptom: Nothing happens, but printer indicates it is ready to receive data.
Problem: Configuration error.
Solution: Check cable connection; if serial, make sure appropriate MODE command has been used (PC). If more than one printer is available, make sure your printer has been selected. Make sure your printer is
Symptom: “Garbage” prints.
Problem: Incorrect cable configuration. (Also, see “Software Problems.”)
Solution: Check cable configuration, continuity, and length.
Symptom: Printer freezes or displays error message when computer is rebooted.
Problem: Booting the computer while the printer is on can cause a communications error.
Solution: Take printer
Problem: Gases are given off by forms or adhesives passing through the hot fusing unit.
Solution: Make sure the forms you use can withstand heating, and provide adequate ventilation.