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Table 28. Miscellaneous Problems (continued)

Symptom	Discussion	Suggested Action
The intervention light	The alarm volume may be set to a low	Adjust the alarm volume control; see
on top of the printer	volume or alarm suppression may be set to	ªAdjusting the Volume of the Operator Alert
comes on, but the	Yes in the printer con®guration.	Assemblyº on page 74.
alarm does not sound.
Labels stick together	Labels must be processed in simplex mode.	v Set the Forms Select switch on the stacker
in the stacker. Toner
		control panel to Plastic.
from one page sticks
		v Reduce the contrast by pressing the
to the facing page.
		Lighter Contrast Control key on the
		printer control panel.
		v Print a stack of forms and check to ensure
		that the problem is resolved.
The Display Touch	There is probably a problem with the	Work with the system console operator and
Screen Printer Status	attachment hardware connecting the printer	the system programmer to resolve the
window shows READY,	to the controlling computer system, such as	problem. Review the questions in ªSudden
but the printer does	the channel is not enabled or cables are not	Failuresº on page 268 to see if there have
not respond when the	connected.	been any changes in the environment that
host system console		might affect attachment hardware.
operator directs a job
to it.
The printer starts and	This problem may be related to the	Work with the system engineer or system
stops repeatedly, or	application that is being processed, or to the	programmer to resolve the problem. The
the forms move at an	printer con®guration. If the printed pages are	Forms Design Reference for Continuous Forms
irregular speed.	complex to format; if many transmission	Advanced Function Printers, G544-3921,
	errors occur; or if the buffered data	contains detailed information about selecting
	commands are issued by the host, the	forms and designing applications, and may
	printers must pause while those pages are	be of use in resolving the problem.
	created in memory.
The Display Touch	Something is preventing the printer from	v Inspect the forms in the forms input area
Screen shows END OF	sensing that forms are available. Narrow
		for holes in the printable area.
FORMS, but forms are	forms sometimes slide sideways, away from
present.	the paper sensor.
Missing data at the	The rear tractor could be out of adjustment.	v Ensure that you are using the correct form
rear of the forms		width for the form ID that was entered.
(printer right-hand
		v Ensure that the correct form ID was
side).
		entered for that form.

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