Chapter 10—Troubleshooting

White vertical lines

Printhead dirty

Clean printhead

Chapter 11

 

Missing printhead

Replace printhead

Chapter 11

 

dots

 

 

 

 

 

 

Large part of dot line

Wrong X-start or

Change parameter

Chapter 6

missing

Width parameter

 

 

 

Failing printhead

Replace printhead

Chapter 11

 

Failing strobe signal

Check CPU-board

Call Service

 

 

 

 

Printout missing

Bad media align-

Adjust

Chapter 4

along inner edge

ment

 

 

 

Small core & supply

Move post to lower

Chapter 2

 

post in upper pos.

pos.

 

 

X-start parameter

Increase

Chapter 6

 

value too low

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transfer ribbon

Ribbon not fitted

Reload ribbon

Chapter 5

breaks

correctly

 

 

 

Wrong paper type

Change parameter,

Chapter 6

 

parameter

then clean printhead

 

 

Bad energy control

Adjust

Call Service

 

 

 

 

Transfer ribbon

Faulty ribbon break

Adjust

Chapter 12

wrinkles

shaft adjustment

 

 

 

Incorrect edge guide

Adjust

Chapter 4

 

adjustment

 

 

 

Too strong

Adjust

Chapter 12

 

printhead pressure

 

 

 

 

 

 

No thermal transfer

Ink-coated side does

Reload ribbon

Chapter 5

printout

not face media

 

 

 

 

 

 

Media feed not

Changed media

Perform a TEST-

Chapter 4

working properly

characteristics

FEED

 

 

Wrong start- and

Check/change

Chapter 6

 

stop adjust values

 

 

 

Wrong Media Type

Check/change

Chapter 6

 

parameter

 

 

 

Wrong LSS position

Check/change

Chapter 12

 

Dirty sensors

Clean media guides

Chapter 11

 

Faulty sensors

Replace

Call Service

 

 

 

 

Compressed text or

Too high print

Lower print speed

Chapter 6

bar code

speed for large

 

 

 

media roll

 

 

 

 

 

 

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