Ifthe printis faint,or uneven,check thefollowing:
Check Possibleremedy
Istheribbonproperlyin- Checkandreinstallifnecessary.
1-”-Is theribbon worn out? The ribbon has along life, but eventually will need
replacing. Fitanew riblxm cartridge if necessary. I
Ifdots are missinginthe printing,checkthefollowing:
ICheck IPossibleremedv
Are dots missing at random The ribbonhas become slack causing it to get caught
inthe printing? up. Stop printing, remove the ribbon cartridge, reten-
sionand replace it.
Is alineof dots missing con- The print head is damaged. Stop printing, and contact
sistently throughout the yoursupplier for anew print head.
printing?
If yourapplicationsoftwarecannot printthe fontsor charactersselected,
checkthe following:
Check Possibleremedy
Is your application software Checkthe software installation, andre-install the soft-
properly installed? wareif necessary.
Are fonts notbeing selwted Check the software installation+ and insert the com-
properly? martdsnecessary for font changes into the software.
Are characters other than Eitheryou we using the WrongInternational Character
those expected being Set(reset with DIP switches or software axnrnands),
printed? or you have the wrong character set selected (for
example if characters other than IBM block graphic
characters are being printed). Correct this with DIP
switches orthe appropriate softwue sequences.
If theprintoutis notwhat isexpected:
Check
Is the printer installed cor-
rectly?
Is the printer not printing
anythingthat youare expect-
~g?
Possibleremedy
Your software may think that it is driving adifferent
emulationto the one actually set. Check the DIP switch
settings tomake sure you have the right emulation.
Usethe Hex Dump modeto analyze the output from the
computer tothe printer. This will enable you to deter-
mine that the right escape sequences, etc are being
transmitted.