Star Micronics FR-15, FR-10 manual If the print is faint,or uneven,checkthe following

If the print is faint,or uneven,checkthe following:

Check	Possible remedy
Is the ribbon properly in-	Check andreinstall if necessary.
Stalted?
Is the ribbonwornout?	The ribbon has a long life, but eventually will need
	replacing. Fit anew ribboncartridgeif necessary.

If dots are missingin the printing,checkthe following:

Check

Are dots missing at random in the printing?

Isa line of dots missing con- sistently throughout the

printing?

Possible remedy

The ribbonhas become slack causing it to get caught up. Stop printing,remove the ribboncartridge,reten- sion andreplace it.

The printhead is damaged.Stop printing,andcontact your supplierfor a new printhead.

If your applicationsoftwarecannotprint the fonts or charactemselected, check the following:

Check

Is your applicationsoftware pr@rly ‘titalled?

Are fonts not being selected I properly?

Are characters other than

those expected being printed?

Possible remedy

Checkthe softwareinstallation+andre-installthe soft- ware if necessq.

Check the software installation and insert the com-

Imandsnece.ssaryfor fontchanges into the software.

Eitheryou areusingthe wrongInternationalCharacter Set (reset with DIP switches or software commands), or you have the wrong character set selected (for example if charactersother thanIBM block graphic charactersare being printed). Correct this with DIP switches or the appropriatesoftware sequences.

If the printoutis not what is expected:

I Check I Possible remedv

Is the printer installed cor- rectly?

Is the printer not printing ing?anythingthatyou areexpect-

Your software may think that it is driving a different emulationto theone actuallvset. . Checkthe DIP switch settings to make sure you have the right emulation.

Use theHex Dunmmodeto analvzetheouhmt fromthe computerto the p%nterThis. will enable you to deter- mine that the right escape sequences, etc are being transmitted.

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