If the printis faint,or uneve~ checkthe following:

Check

Possible remedy

Is the ribbon properly in-

Check andreinstallif necessary.

stalled?

 

Is the ribbonwornout?

The ribbon has a long life, but will eventually need

 

replacing.Fit anew ribboncartridgeif necessary.

If dots are missingin the printing,checkthe following:

Check

Are dots missing at random in the printing?

Is a line of dots missing cOn- sistently throughout the

-g?

Possible remedy

The ribbonhas bmnne slack causing it to get caught up.Stopprinting,removetheribboncartridge,retension andreplace iL

The print head may be damaged. Stop printing, and contactyour supplier.

If your applicationsoftwtuecannotprint the fonts or charactersselected, checkthe following:

Check

Possible remedy

Is your applicationsoftware

Check the sofiware inatallatimLand re-install the

properlyinstalled?

softwareif necessary.

Are fonts not being selected

Check the software installation and insezt the com-

prope?ly?

mandsnecessary for font changeainto the software.

Are characters other than

Eitheryou areuaingthewrongInternationalCharacter

thoseexpectedbeingpinted?

Set (reset with Memory Switch or sotlsvare com-

 

mands~ or you have the wrongcharacterset selected

 

(forexampleifcharacteraotherthanl13Mblockgraphic

 

charactersarebeingprinted).CorrectthiswithMemory

 

Switch or the appropriatesotlware sequences.

If the printoutis not whatis expected:

Check

Is rhe printer installed cor- rectly?

Is the printernot printing anything that you are ex- pecting?

Possible remedy

Your software may think that it is driving a different emulationto the one actually set. Check the Memory Switch settings to makesureyou have the rightemula- tion.

Uaethe Hex Dumpmodeto analyzetheoutputtiomthe computerto the@nta. This will enableyou determine thattherightescapesequen% etc arebeingtransmitted.

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ZA-200, ZA-250 specifications

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