The READY light is flashing and nothing is printed.

The printer may be out of paper Load paper in the printer.The printer sounds like it is printing, but nothing is printed.

The ribbon cartridge may not be installed properly. See the section on ribbon installation in Chapter 1.

The ribbon may be worn out. Replace the ribbon cartridge as described earlier in this chapter.

The printer makes a strange noise, the beeper sounds several times, and the printer stops abruptly.

Turn off the printer and check for a paper jam, a ribbon jam, or other problems. If the printer still does not print correctly, contact your dealer.

The READY light is flashing, but the printer does not print or it stops printing abruptly.

The print head is overheated. Wait a few minutes; the printer resumes printing automatically when the print head cools.

The beeper sounds several times and the READY light goes off.

An error has occurred. Turn off the printer and turn it on again. If the READY says off, contact your dealer or qualified service person. (If an error occurs when you try to switch between single sheets and continuous paper, see page 3-25.)

3-18 Using the Printer