Chapter 8 — Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting
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Note5:Atmost,butnotall,printercrashes,theconsoleisreset.
ThiswillmaketheRTWgooff.
Note6:Iftheprintheadtemperaturerisesabove100°C(212°F),
anerroroccursandtheprintingwillbepauseduntilthe
printheadhascooledoff.Meanwhile,theprinterisabletoreceive
commandsanddatauntilthebufferisfilled.Theprintingis
automaticallyresumedwhentheprintheadtemperaturehas
reached85°C(185°F).
Overall Weak Printout
Possible Cause
Wrongmediagrade
Contrastvaluetoolow
Printheadpressuretoolow
Wornprinthead
Wrongprintheadvoltage
Printout Weaker On One Side
Possible Cause
Unevenprintheadpressure
Weak Spots
Possible Cause
Foreignparticlesonmedia
Media/ribbondon'tmatch
PoormediaorribbonqualitySelectabetter
Wornprinthead
Wornplatenroller
brandofmedia/
ribbon