Star Micronics LC-8021 manual Troubleshooting, Problem, Possible Cause

48 Troubleshooting

Problem	Possible Cause	Recommended Action
Some characters are printed	The wrong emulation is	Check the emulation
incorrectly.	selected	selection and change it if
		necessary. See page 22.
	The wrong character table,	Use the EDS Mode to select
	code page, or international	the correct character table,
	character set is selected.	code page, or international
		character set (page 26).
	Static electricity caused by	Make sure that the printer is
	interference from nearby	not too close to any devices
	electrical devices or by low-	with electric motors or that
	level humidity is affecting	raise the humidity level.
	printer operation.
	Inappropriate settings are	Choose different settings in
	selected by your application	your application.
	program.
	Wires are missing from the	Return the printer to your
	print head.	dealer for repair.
Printer behaves erratically.	The interface cable is	Check to make sure that the
	connected incorrectly or	printer interface cable is
Printing suddenly stops.	damaged.	connected correctly. If it is,
		try a different cable.
	Static electricity caused by	Make sure that the printer is
	interference from nearby	not too close to any devices
	electrical devices or by low-	with electric motors or that
	level humidity is affecting	raise the humidity level.
	printer operation.