Troubleshooting and Diagnostics

If the printout or the character set is not ok, the following procedure can help to clear the situation.

 

 

 

Action

Result

Check

 

 

 

 

 

 

Select and start PRINT

Print not OK?

- PAPER SOURCE

TEST 1

 

selection

 

 

- Ribbon tension and

 

 

condition

 

 

- Print head condition

 

 

 

Stop SELF TEST and

No printing starts

- Printer ONLINE

start external printing

 

READY

 

 

- Interface cable for

 

 

proper connection

 

 

- Interface selection

 

 

 

 

Some characters not

- Emulation

 

correct

- Character set

 

 

- National version

 

 

- Word length

 

 

- Baud rate

 

 

- Parity bit

 

 

- Protocol

 

 

 

 

Font and pitch quality

- Font

 

fault

- Pitch

 

 

- Line space

 

 

 

 

Problem still there?

- Call service

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Epson C I - 4 0 5 0, C I - 4 0 4 0 Action Result Check Select and start Print, Stop Self Test, Start external printing