Tape does not come out when PRINT is pressed.

Possible Causes

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Tape cartridge compart-

Securely close the cover.

 

ment cover is not closed

 

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completely.

 

 

 

 

 

No more tape left in the

Replace the tape cartridge with a

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cartridge.

new one.

 

 

 

 

Tape jam

Remove the tape cartridge and pull

 

 

out the jammed tape by hand. Cut off

 

 

excess tape with scissors, and

 

 

carefully replace the cartridge into

 

 

the Label Printer.

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Important!

 

 

Never allow the tape outlet to

 

 

become blocked and never touch

 

 

tape as it is being fed during printing.

 

 

 

 

Tape comes out when PRINT is pressed, but nothing is printed on it.

Possible Causes

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Only blank spaces were

Input the text you want to print.

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input.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Printing is blurred, blotched, broken, etc.

 

Possible Causes

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Improper print density

Adjust the print density setting.

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setting

 

 

 

 

 

 

Improper loading of the

Remove the tape cartridge and

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cartridge

reload it correctly.

 

 

 

 

Dirty printer head or

Clean the printer head and roller.

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rubber roller

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ink ribbon is being fed from the tape outlet along with the tape.

Possible Causes

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Ink ribbon cassette

Remove the ink ribbon cassette and

 

loaded while the ink

check to make sure the ink ribbon is

 

ribbon is slack.

not broken. Next, take up any slack

 

 

in the ink ribbon and then reload the

 

 

tape cartridge.

 

 

Important!

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Before loading an ink ribbon

 

cassette into the Label Printer,

 

 

always make sure you take up any

 

 

slack in the ink ribbon first.

 

 

If the ink ribbon is broken, you

 

 

must change to another ink ribbon

 

 

cassette.

 

 

 

 

Tape Cutting

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cannot cut tape.

 

Possible Causes

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Tape cutter blade is dull.

Take the label printer to the dealer

 

 

from whom you purchased it to have

 

the tape cutter blade replaced.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Printed text is cut off by tape cut operation.

 

Possible Causes

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The printer is set up for

Be sure to press the FUNC FEED key

 

manual tape feed.

before performing the tape cut

 

 

operation.

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Important!

 

 

 

When the printer is set up for manual

 

 

tape feed, the tape is not fed automati-

 

 

cally after printing is complete.

 

 

 

 

Out of tape

Replace the tape cartridge with a new

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one.

 

 

 

 

 

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