If theprint is faint,or uneven,checkthe following:Check Possibleremedy
Is the ribbon properly in- Check andreinstall ifnecessaxy.
stalled?
Is theribbon worn out? The ribbon has along tife, but will eventually need re-
placing. Fit anewribbon cartridge if necessary.
If dotsare missingin the printing,checkthe following:ICheck IPossibleremedv
Are dots missing at random
inthe printing?
Isa lineof dots missing con-
sistentlythroughoutthe”
ptiting?
The ribbonhas become slack causing it to get caught
up. Stop printing, remove the ribbon cartridge, reten-
sion andreplace it.
The print head is darnaged. Stopprinting, and contact
yoursupplier for anew print head
If yourapplicationsoftwarecannot printthe fonts or charactersselected,checkthe following:Check
Is your application software
properly installed?
Are fonts notbeing selected
properly?
Are characters other than
those expected being
primed?
Possibleremedv
Checkthe software installation, andre-install the soft-
ware ifnecessary.
Check the software installatio~ and insert the com-
mands necessary for fontchanges into the software.
Eitheryou areusing thewrong International Character
Set(reset with DIP switches or software commands),
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 software sequences.
Ifthe printoutis not whatis expected:1Check IPossibleremedv
Is the printer installed cor-
rectly?
I
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 HexDump modeto analyze the output from the
computer tothe printer. This witt enable you to deter-
mine that the right escape sequences, etc are being
mmsmitted.
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