Printed characters have parts missing at the bottom.

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

The printout has a smudged appearance.

You may be printing at too high a resolution. Select a lower resolution using your application software.

The printout is faint

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

Check that the paper-thickness lever is set correctly for the paper you are using. See “Adjusting the paper-thickness lever” in chapter 2.

A line of dots is missing in the printout.

The print head is damaged. Stop printing and contact your dealer to replace it.

Dots are missing in random positions.

Either there is too much slack in the ribbon or the ribbon has come loose. Re-install the ribbon cartridge as described in Chapter 1.

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