Epson FX-2170 Maintenance, Chapter 6 Troubleshooting, Chapter 5 Maintenance and Transportation

Chapter 5 Maintenance and Transportation

Cleaning the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	5-2
Replacing the Ribbon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	5-3
Transporting the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	5-4

Chapter 6 Troubleshooting

Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Power is not being supplied . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Printing.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The printer does not print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The print is faint or uneven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Dots are missing in printed characters or graphics . . . . . .

Printed characters are not what you expect . . . . . . . . . .

The print position is not what you expect . . . . . . . . . . .

Paper Handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Single sheets do not feed properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Continuous paper does not feed properly . . . . . . . . . . .

Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The paper does not feed properly with the cut-sheet feeder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Continuous paper does not feed properly when

using the pull tractor with the push tractor . . . . . . . . .

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