Epson 1170, LQ-870 Troubleshooting, The print is faint or uneven, Printed characters are not what you expected, Dots are missing in the printed characters or graphics

Printing

•The PAUSE light is flickering and printer does not print or it stops printing abruptly.

The print head is overheated. Wait a few minutes; the printer resumes printing automatically when the print head cools.

The print is faint or uneven.

•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 is faint.

The ribbon may be worn out. Replace the ribbon cartridge.

Check that the paper-thickness lever is set correctly for the paper you are using.

Dots are missing in the printed characters or graphics.

•A line of dots is missing in the printout.

The print head is damaged. Stop printing and have your dealer or a qualified service person to replace the print head.

•Dots are missing in random positions.

There is either slack in the ribbon or the ribbon has come loose. Reinstall the ribbon cartridge.

Printed characters are not what you expected.

•The typestyle or characters that are set by your software cannot be printed.

Check that the software is correctly installed for your printer.

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