TROUBLESHOOTING
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1. | The display stays blank after you have | • Check that the AC adapter is connected | ||||
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| • | If the batteries are low, replace them with | |||
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2. | The machine does not print or the | • Check that the tape | cassette | has been | ||
| printed characters are blurred. |
| inserted properly. |
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| • If the tape cassette | is | empty, | replace it | |
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| with a new one. |
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| • Make sure that the | tape compartment | |||
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| cover has been fully closed. |
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3. | The text files that you stored in the mem- | • | If the batteries are low, replace them with | |||
| ory are no longer there. |
| new ones. |
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4. | The printed characters are not formed | • If you are using alkaline batteries, they | ||||
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| may be low. Try using the AC adapter or | |||
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| replace the batteries with new ones. | |||
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5. | A blank horizontal line appears through | • Clean the print head | as explained on | |||
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6. | Striped tape appears. | • You have reached the end of the tape. | ||||
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| Replace the tape cassette with a new | |||
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7. | The machine has “locked up” (i.e., noth- | • Turn off the machine, and then while | ||||
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| holding down c and R, turn the | |||
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| machine back on. The text and formats | |||
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| in the display and all text files stored in | |||
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| the memory are erased. |
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