TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENANCE

Troubleshooting

Generally, when a malfunction or an abnormal condition occurs, the “POWER” LED will keep blinking. Printing and communication between the host and printer will stop.

Power and Ready LEDs blink together at the same time

 

Possible Problems

Solutions

Remarks

 

 

Missing gap

Check the media path

If using continuous media with

 

 

 

Check the paper sensor

Windows then in the Paper Tab

 

 

 

 

section continuous should be

 

 

 

 

selected.

 

 

Media out

Install a Media roll

 

 

 

Media not installed

Install a media roll

 

 

 

Media jam

Clear the jam

Verify that the media is routed

 

 

 

 

correctly.

 

 

Printhead module is

Close and latch the

 

 

 

not closed

printhead module

 

 

Power and Ready LEDs alternate blinking **

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Possible Problems

Solutions

Remarks

 

 

Ribbon has run out

Supply the ribbon roll

Does not apply to direct thermal. If

 

 

 

 

you use direct thermal and run under

 

 

 

 

Windows the Ribbon should not be

 

 

 

 

selected.

 

 

Ribbon jam

Clear the jam

not for direct thermal

 

 

Ribbon sensor error

Replace the ribbon sensor not for direct thermal

 

Note: **The FM402DT does not use a ribbon and should not display this error.

Only the Power LED blinks

Possible Problems

Solutions

Remarks

Serial I/O error

Check the baud rate

 

 

Check the flow control

 

Memory full

Add the extension RAM

 

Cutter failed, or jam

Check the cutter

Only when cutter is installed.

at cutter

Clear the jam

 

Hardware error

Call for service

 

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AMT Datasouth 400 manual Troubleshooting and Maintenance

400 specifications

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