
Possible Cause | Action |
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Tape cartridge compart- | Securely close the tape cartridge cover. |
ment cover is not closed |
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completely. |
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No more tape left in the | Replace the tape cartridge with a new one. |
cartridge. |
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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. |
| Important! |
| Never do any of the following while printing is |
| in progress. |
| ∙ Allow the tape outlet to become blocked |
| ∙ Touch the tape coming out of the label printer |
| ∙ Open the tape cartridge compartment cover |
| ∙ Turn off label printer power |
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Possible Cause | Action |
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Only blank spaces were | Input the text you want to print. |
input. |
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Printing is blurred, blotched, broken, etc. | |
Possible Cause | Action |
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Improper print density set- | Adjust the print density setting. |
ting |
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Improper loading of the | Remove the tape cartridge and reload it cor- |
cartridge | rectly. |
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Dirty print head or rubber | Clean the printer head and roller. |
roller |
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Possible Cause | Action |
Ink ribbon cassette loaded | Remove the ink ribbon cassette and check to |
while the ink ribbon is | make sure the ink ribbon is not broken. Next, |
slack. | take up any slack in the ink ribbon and then |
| reload the tape cartridge. |
| Important! |
| ∙ 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. |
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∙ Tape Cutting |
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| Cannot cut tape. |
Possible Cause | Action |
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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. |
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Tape is jammed. | Turn off power, remove the tape cartridge, and |
| clear the jammed tape. |
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You are using colored | When using colored tape, you cannot cut the |
tape. | tape by pressing FUNCTION IMAGE. |
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MANUAL is set as the | Change the feed setting to LONG, MEDIUM, |
FEED setting. | or SHORT. |
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You selected AUTO CUT : | Change the setting to AUTO CUT : ON. |
OFF before printing. |
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The label length (TAPE | After printing is complete, use scissors to cut |
LENGTH) setting is too | the tape. |
short (less than 31mm when |
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using FEED: MEDIUM, less |
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than 24mm when using |
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FEED: SHORT). |
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