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: aPower lamp is on, but printer will not operate.
Make sure the printer is on-line and the front cover is closed.
The front-cover-open detector keeps the printer in the “Pause”
. . mode until you close the cover firmly.
Mechanical
This group of checks is related to the mechanical operation of the
printer, especially the flow of paper and ribbon through the machine.
*Single sheets don’t advance properly through the machine.
Please ensure that the paper release lever is in the “closed”
position (toward you).
.Form feed paper jams or doesn’t advance smoothly.
Check to see that the paper release lever is in the “open” position
(away from you). Also make sure that the covers are closed on
the tractor feed units.
@The ribbon does not advance properly.
. Confirm that the ribbon cartridge is resting firmly on the carriage.
Also check the ribbon tension: you can take out any slack by
turning the spool counterclockwise. (See “Loading the Ribbon
Cartridge” in Section 1).
*The characters printed on the paper are faint or lighter than
normal.
Check the printhead-to-platen gap, making sure that the ad-
justing lever is properly set for the paper you are using. If the
printing is still faint, replace the ribbon.
. Configuration of DIP switches
The DIP switches of your printer have been preset at the factory,
. and unless you or your Star dealer have reconfigured them. For a
complete chart of DIP svvitch settings, please check Appendix D.
However, we’ve listed a few common problems that can be easily
solved by the proper setting of a switch. (Remember, whenever you
change a DIP switch setting, first turn the printer off; then turn it on
again. The printer “reads” the DIP switch settings only when it is first
turned on.)
l Print is double-spaced.