Star Micronics NX-2430 Printer User Manual


 
Printer is unstable; Wrong characters are printed; Left margin changes;
printing stops
Probable Cause
] Action
I
Static electricity
is resulting from
low humidity or
interference from
nearby electrical
devices.
Increase the humidity.
Move deviceswithelectric motors away from theprinter.
Left margin moves to the right during printing
Probable Cause I Action
The print head
is not moving
correctly.
Problem with the
application
program.
Theadjustment
lever is in the
wrong posi-
tion.
Check that the ribbon and paper are correctly installed.
See“Installing ribbon cartridge”in Chapter2 and“Load-
ing paper” in Chapter 3.
Refer to your application program manual.
Reset the adjustment lever. See “Adjusting the printing
gap” in Chapter 3.
Printer is printing beyond side edge of forms
Probable Cause
Action
Paper is adjusted Adjust both forms tractors and the paper.
incorrectly.
Problem with the Refer to your application program manual.
application
program.
A printheadjam
Make surethat the ribbon cartridge iscorrectly installed.
caused by the
See “Installing the ribbon cartridge” in Chapter 2.
ribbonorapaper
Clear the paperjam.
jam.
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