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S400 & S600 User’s Guide

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Symptom

Diagnosis

Action

 

 

 

Media incorrectly

Load media correctly, then turn the

 

 

 

printer off and on. See Getting

 

 

 

or not loaded.

 

 

 

Ready to Print.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cutter error.

Clear jam, then open and close the

 

 

 

printhead.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Printer stops, PAUSE LED

Calibration error.

Re-calibrate printer.

 

 

and PAPER/RIBBON LED

 

 

 

Check position and sensitivity of

 

 

both on.

Misadjusted

 

 

 

media sensor. See Getting Ready

 

 

 

media sensor.

 

 

 

to Print.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Are you using

Calibrate the printer. Refer to

 

 

 

pre-printed

 

 

 

Getting Ready to Print.

 

 

 

media?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ribbon

Load ribbon correctly, then turn the

 

 

 

incorrectly or not

printer off and on. See Getting Ready

 

 

 

loaded.

to Print.

 

 

Printer stops, PAUSE

Backing rewind

Remove label backing from the

 

 

spindle is full.

spindle.

 

 

LED on and PAPER/

 

 

Malfunctioning

 

 

 

RIBBON LED flashing.

Call a service technician.

 

 

ribbon sensor.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ribbon not

Calibrate the ribbon. Refer to

 

 

 

“Resetting Ribbon Parameters”

 

 

 

calibrated.

 

 

 

later in this chapter.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Printhead is not

Close printhead completely, then

 

 

Printer stops, PAUSE

fully closed.

turn the printer off and on.

 

 

Printhead open

 

 

 

LED on and PRINTHEAD

 

 

 

sensor not

 

 

 

LED flashing.

Call a service technician.

 

 

detecting its

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

position flag.

 

 

 

 

Printhead

Printer resumes printing when the

 

 

Printer stops, PAUSE

element is

 

 

printhead element cools.

 

 

LED and PRINTHEAD

overheated.

 

 

 

 

 

LED both on.

Power supply

Printer resumes printing when the

 

 

 

over temperature.

power supply cools.

 

 

 

Printhead open.

Close the printhead.

 

 

Printer will not

You’re using

Perform a manual calibration. See

 

 

pre-printed

“Manual Calibration” later in this

 

 

successfully perform an

 

 

labels.

chapter.

 

 

auto calibration.

 

 

Media is out.

Load media. Ensure that the media

 

 

 

 

 

 

sensor is properly positioned.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ensusre that the media sensor is

 

 

Printer will not perform a

Media is out of

properly positioned. Or, perform a

 

 

specification.

manual calibration. See “Manual

 

 

manual calibration.

 

Calibration” later in this chapter.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hardware failure.

Call a service technician.

 

 

Printing continues,

Printhead is

 

 

 

under

Continue printing.

 

 

PRINTHEAD LED on.

 

 

temperature.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PAUSE LED flashing.

Waiting for user

Remove label.

 

 

to peel label.