The printout is faint.

Cause

What to do

The paper thickness lever is set incorrectly for your paper.

Move the paper thickness lever to a lower setting.

The ribbon is worn out.

Replace the ribbon cartridge as described in Chapter 1.

The printout has gaps.

Cause

What to do

The paper thickness lever is not set correctly.

Set the paper thickness lever to match the thickness of your paper. See page 2-5 for continuous paper, or page 3-3 for single sheets.

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

turningthe ribbon-tighteningknob, 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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