If theprint is faint,or uneven,checkthe following:
Check Possibleremedy
Is theribbonproperlyin- Checkandreinstallifnecessary.
stalled?
IIstheribbonwornout? Theribbonhasalonglife,butwilleventuallyneedre-
placing.Fita newribboncartridgeifnecessary. I
If dotsare missingin the printing,checkthe following:
Are dotsmkskg atrandom
intheprinting?
Possibleremedy
Theribbonhasbecomeslack,causingittogetcaught
up.Stopprinting,removetheribboncartridge,reten.
sionandrer)laceit.
Theprint head is damaged. Stop printing, and contact
yoursupplier for anew print head.
If yourapplicationsoftwarecannot printthe fonts or charactersselected,
checkthe following:
Check
Is your applicationsoftware
properlyinstalled?
Arefontsnotbeingselected
properly?
Are charactersotherthan
those expected being
printed?
Possibleremedv
Checkthesoftwareinstallation,andre-installthesoft-
wareifnecessan.
Check the software installation and insert the com-
mandsnemssarv for font charwes into the software.
Eitheryou areusing the wrong International Character
Set(reset with EDS 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 EDS
switchesortheappropriatesoftwaresequences.
If theprintoutis not whatis expected:
Check Possibleremedy
Istheprinterinstalledcor-
rectly? Your software may think that it is driving adifferent
emulation to the one actually set. Check the EDS set-
tiruzsto make sure vou have the right emulation.
Is the printernot printing
anythingthat you are expect-
~g?
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.