Troubleshooting - Intermec EasyCoder PX4i User Manual

Troubleshooting

EasyCoder PX4i Bar Code Label Printer User's Guide (IPL Version)
Overall Weak Printout
Possible Cause
Wrong media grade
Contrast value too
low
Printhead pressure
too low
Worn printhead
Wrong printhead
voltage
Printout Weaker On One Side
Possible Cause Remedy
Uneven printhead Adjust arm alignment
pressure
Weak Spots
Possible Cause Remedy
Foreign particles on Clean or replace
media
Media/ribbon don't Change to matching
match media
Poor media or Select a better brand
ribbon quality of media/ribbon
Worn printhead Replace printhead
Worn platen roller Replace rollers
Chapter 9 — Troubleshooting
Remedy
Change parameter
Change parameter
Adjust pressure
Replace printhead
Replace CPU board
Reference
"Setup Parameters" on
page 56,
"Setup Parameters" on
page 56
"Printhead Pressure" on
page 103
"Replacing the
Printhead" on page 95
Call Service
Reference
"Printhead Pressure"
on page 103
Reference
"Loading Media" on
page 17, "Loading
Ribbon" on page 46
"Media" on page 61
"Media Sensitivity
Number" on page 129
"Replacing the
Printhead" on page 95
Call Service
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