Lines of dots are missing in the printout.

Cause

What to do

 

 

The print head is damaged.

Print the current settings in the default

 

settings mode and check the pin

 

condition. See “Changing default

 

settings” on page 94 to see how to print

 

them.

 

If only one pin is broken, other pins can

 

compensate for it. See “Broken pin

 

compensation” on page 85 for details.

 

If more than two pins are broken, stop

 

printing and contact your dealer to have

 

the print head replaced.

cCaution:

Never replace the print head yourself; you may damage the printer. Also, other parts of the printer must be checked when the print head is replaced.

All the text is printed on the same line.

Cause

What to do

 

 

No line feed command is sent at the end of each line of text.

Set the Auto line feed setting to On in the default settings mode so that the printer automatically adds a line feed code to each carriage return. See “Changing default settings” on page 94.

The printout has extra blank lines between lines of text.

Cause

What to do

 

 

Two line feed commands are being sent at the end of each line of text, because the printer’s auto line feed setting is on.

Set the Auto line feed setting to Off in the default settings mode. See “Changing default settings” on page 94.

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