9406 Equipment Manual

Problem

Corrective Action

 

 

 

 

Printing is compressed or

Clean the printhead and platen

distorted.

roller.

 

 

Printing shadows or smears.

Clean the printhead.

 

 

 

Lower the print contrast.

 

 

 

Change supplies to thermal direct

 

or thermal transfer.

 

 

 

Re-load the ribbon correctly.

 

 

Light printing.

Change supplies to thermal direct

 

or thermal transfer.

 

 

 

Re-load the ribbon correctly.

 

 

 

Raise the print contrast.

 

 

Heavy printing.

Clean the printhead.

 

 

 

Lower the print contrast.

 

 

Voids in printing.

Clean the printhead.

 

 

 

Clean the platen roller.

 

 

 

Re-load the ribbon correctly.

 

 

"Check Ribbon" message

Check for out of ribbon condition.

appears.

Replace ribbon.

 

 

 

Make sure the ribbon setting is

 

correct.

 

 

 

Ribbon jammed. Check ribbon path

 

and re-load the ribbon if necessary.

 

 

"Out of Paper" message

Replace the supply roll, if it is empty.

appears.

 

Make sure supplies are loaded

 

 

correctly.

 

 

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