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If the printis faint,or uneven,checkthe following:
Check
Possible remedy
Is the ribbon properly irt-
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Checkandreinstallif necessary.
Stdkd?
Is the ribbonwornout?
Thenbbonhas a longlife, butwill eventuallyneedre-
placing. Fitanew ribboncartridgeifnecessaxy.
If dots aremissingin the printing,checkthe following:
Check
Possible remedy
Are dots missing at random
The ribbonhas become slack causing it to get caught
in theprinting?
up. Stop@ming, remove the ribboncarmidge,reten-
sion andreplaceit.
Isa line of dotsmissingcon-
Theprintheadis diunaged.Stopprinting,andcontact
sistently throughout the
yoursupplierfor anew printheaci
ptiting?
If your applicationsoftwarecartnotprint the fonts or charactersselected,
checkthe following:
Check
Possible remedy
Is your applicationsoftware Checkthesoftwareinstallation,andre-installthesoft-
properlyinstalled?
wareif necessary.
Are fontsnot being selected Check the software installatio~ andinsert the com-
properly?
mandsnecessaryfor fontchangesinto thesoftware.
Are characters other than Eitheryou areusingthewrongkemational Character
those
expected being
Set (reset withDIP switches orsoftwarecommands),
pMted?
or you have the wrong characterset selected (for
example if charactersother thanIBM block graphic
charactersarebeing printed).Correctthis with DIP
switches orthe appropriatesoftwaresequences.
If the printoutis not whatis expected:
Check Possibleremedy
Is the printerinstalled cor- Yoursoftwaremay thinkthatit is drivinga different
rectly? emulationtotheone actuallyset. ChecktheDIPswitch
settings to makesureyou havetherightemulation.
Is the printer not printing Use theHex Dumpmodetoanalyzetheoutputfromthe
anythingthatyouareexpect-
computerto theprinter.This will enable you to deter-
ing? mine that the right escape sequences, etc are being
transmitted.
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