Slow Or No Printing - Tally T8106 User Manual

Slow or No Printing

Slow or No Printing
The printer will not turn
on.
Unknown or garbled con-
trol panel message.
Printing is slow.
Slow or no printing may be due to various causes. Proceed to the
following problem-and-correction procedures.
Caution! Do not disassemble the printer for further troubleshooting and/
or repair. If the problem is not found and corrected after following these
troubleshooting steps, contact a Tally Service Technician.
Possible Cause
The power cord is discon-
nected or damaged.
There is no power to the wall
socket.
The printer was not turned on
properly.
The printer is set to print on
special paper, which takes
twice the time as printing on
plain paper.
The printer is set to print in
High-Quality mode.
The personal computer cannot
process the print data quickly.
The parallel port operating
mode for the personal com-
puter and the printer is set for
Standard or Bidirectional
mode.
The logical printer is adding or
replacing character strings.
Chapter 9 Troubleshooting
Correction
Replace and/or connect the
power cord.
Have the circuit breakers and
power source checked by a
qualified electrician.
Turn the power switch off.
Wait approximately 5 seconds.
Turn the power switch on.
Set printer to plain paper print-
ing.
Set the printer to Standard
mode or High Speed mode
(page 150).
Provide proper operating
hardware and software for the
printer.
Set the operating mode for the
parallel port to ECP
(page 152).
Set the logical printer so it can-
not add or replace character
strings.
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