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Zebra Technologies 170PAX2TM Explanation of Errors Creating Bitmap, Storing Bitmap, Storing Font

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Troubleshooting

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SYMPTOM

DIAGNOSIS

ACTION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Printhead is not hot

Printing continues while

 

 

 

WARNING

 

 

 

 

enough to print properly.

printhead heats up. If error

 

 

 

HEAD COLD

 

 

 

 

 

 

remains, environment may be

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ERROR light flashes.

 

 

 

 

too cold for proper printing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Relocate printer to warmer

 

 

 

 

 

 

area. Verify print quality.

 

 

 

 

 

Printhead element is bad

To correct the situation, call a

 

 

 

ERROR CONDITION

 

 

 

 

or going bad.

service technician to replace

 

 

 

HEAD ELEMENT BAD

 

 

 

 

 

 

the printhead.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Experiencing print

 

To override this error mes-

 

 

 

quality problems.

 

sage, turn off the Head Test in

 

 

 

 

 

 

the Printer Configuration.

 

 

 

Printer stops and

Not enough memory to

You may do any of the

 

 

 

PAUSE light goes

perform function shown

following:

 

 

 

ON. The LCD

on the second line.

 

 

 

 

displays:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Explanation of Errors:

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.Creating Bitmap -

A. With PAUSE on, send a

 

 

 

OUT OF MEMORY

 

 

 

 

Bitmap size (label

~HM command to the printer

 

 

 

CREATING BITMAP

 

 

 

 

 

length/width) does not fit

to display the amount of free

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

in available memory.

memory. Then either:

 

 

 

 

 

2.Storing Bitmap -

Redesign graphic/format

 

 

 

OUT OF MEMORY

 

 

 

 

Not enough memory

to fit available memory or

 

 

 

STORING BITMAP

 

 

 

 

 

available to store the

remove items from memory to

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

bitmap created.

create more space. or

 

 

 

 

 

3.Building Format -

Press PAUSE to skip the

 

 

 

OUT OF MEMORY

 

 

 

 

Label is too complex.

formatting step in process and

 

 

 

BUILDING FORMAT

 

 

 

 

 

 

proceed to the next step.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.Storing Format -

B. With PAUSE on, press

 

 

 

OUT OF MEMORY

 

 

 

 

Format is too large to fit

CANCEL. The printer

 

 

 

STORING FORMAT

 

 

 

 

 

in available memory.

skips the current label

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

formatting process and

 

 

 

 

 

 

goes on to the next label.

 

 

 

 

 

5. Storing Graphic -

 

 

 

 

OUT OF MEMORY

 

 

 

 

 

 

Graphic image is too large

C. Turn power OFF and then

 

 

 

STORING GRAPHIC

 

 

 

 

 

to fit in available memory.

ON to clear printer memory

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and start over.

 

 

 

 

 

6. Storing Font -

D. Upgrade the printer to a

 

 

 

OUT OF MEMORY

 

 

 

 

Not enough memory

larger memory size.

 

 

 

STORING FONT

 

 

 

 

 

available to store the font.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long tracks of

Wrinkled ribbon.

See “Wrinkled Ribbon”

 

 

 

missing print on

 

later in this section.

 

 

 

several labels.

Print element damaged.

Call a service technician.

 

 

 

Fine, angular gray

Wrinkled ribbon.

See “Wrinkled Ribbon”

 

 

 

lines on blank labels.

 

later in this section.

 

170PAX2-Series User’s Guide

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170PAX2TM specifications

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