Epson FX-880 The printout is faint, The printer makes noise, but nothing prints or printing stops abruptly

The printer makes noise, but nothing prints or printing stops abruptly.

Cause What to do

The paper thickness lever is set incorrectly.

Set the paper thickness lever to match the thickness of your paper. See “Setting the Paper Thickness Lever” in Chapter 3.

The ribbon has too much slack, the ribbon has come loose, or the ribbon cartridge is not installed properly.

Remove any slack in the ribbon by turning the ribbon-tightening knob, or reinstall the ribbon cartridge as described in Chapter 1.

The printout is faint.

Cause	What to do
The paper thickness lever is	Move the paper thickness lever to a
set incorrectly for your paper.	lower setting.
The ribbon is worn out.	Replace the ribbon cartridge as
	described in Chapter 1.

Part of the printout is missing, or dots are missing in random positions.

Cause	What to do
The ribbon has too much	Remove any slack in the ribbon by
slack, the ribbon has come	turning the ribbon-tightening knob, or
loose, or the ribbon cartridge	reinstall the ribbon cartridge as
is not installed properly.	described in Chapter 1.
The ribbon is worn out.	Replace the ribbon cartridge as
	described in Chapter 1.

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