TROUBLESHOOTING

 

Problem

 

Remedy

 

 

 

 

1.

The display stays blank after you have

Check that the AC adapter is connected

 

turned on the machine.

 

correctly.

 

 

• If you are using alkaline batteries, check

 

 

 

that they are correctly inserted.

 

 

If the batteries are low, replace them

 

 

 

with new ones.

 

 

 

 

2.

The machine does not print or the

Check that the tape cassette has been

 

printed characters are blurred.

 

inserted properly.

 

 

If the tape cassette is empty, replace it

 

 

 

with a new one.

 

 

Make sure that the tape compartment

 

 

 

cover has been closed.

 

 

Check that the interface cable is cor-

 

 

 

rectly connected.

 

 

 

 

3.

The text files that you stored in the mem-

If the batteries are low, replace them

 

ory are no longer there.

 

with new ones.

 

 

 

 

4.

The printed characters are not formed

If you are using alkaline batteries, they

 

properly.

 

may be low. Try using the AC adapter or

 

 

 

replace the batteries with new ones.

 

 

 

 

5.

A blank horizontal line appears through

Clean the print head as explained on

 

the printed label.

 

page 49.

 

 

 

 

6.

Striped tape appears.

You have reached the end of the tape.

 

 

 

Replace the tape cassette with a new

 

 

 

one.

 

 

 

 

7.

The machine has “locked up” (i.e., noth-

Turn off the machine, and then while

 

ing happens when a key is pressed).

 

holding down c and R, turn the

 

 

 

 

 

 

machine back on.

 

 

 

The text and formats in the display and

 

 

 

all text files stored in the memory are

 

 

 

erased.

 

 

 

 

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