Printing - Star Micronics FR-10 User Manual

If the print is faint,or uneven,checkthe following:
Check Possible remedy
Is the ribbon properly in- Check andreinstall if necessary.
Stalted?
Is the ribbonwornout?
The ribbon has a long life, but eventually will need
replacing.Fit anew ribboncartridgeif necessary.
If dots are missingin the printing,checkthe following:
Check Possible remedy
Are dots missing at random
in the printing?
Isa line of dots missing con-
sistently throughout the
printing?
The ribbonhas become slack causing it to get caught
up. Stop printing,remove the ribboncartridge,reten-
sion andreplace it.
The printhead is damaged.Stop printing,andcontact
your supplierfor a new printhead.
If your applicationsoftwarecannotprint the fonts or charactemselected,
check the following:
Check Possible remedy
Is your applicationsoftware Checkthe softwareinstallation+ andre-installthe soft-
pr@rly 'titalled?
ware if necessq.
Are fonts not being selected Check the software installation and insert the com-
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properly? I mandsnece.ssaryfor fontchanges into the software.
Are characters other than
those
expected being
printed?
Eitheryou areusingthe wrongInternational C haracter
Set (reset with DIP switches or software commands),
or you have the wrong character set selected (for
example if charactersother thanIBM block graphic
charactersare being printed). Correct this with DIP
switches or the appropriate software sequences.
If the printoutis not what is expected:
I Check
I Possible remedv
Is the printer installed cor-
rectly?
Is the printer not printing
anythingthatyou areexpect-
ing?
Your software may think that it is driving a different
emulationto theone actuallvset. Checkthe DIP switch
.
settings to make sure you have the right emulation.
Use theHex Dunmmodeto analvzetheouhmt fromthe
computerto the p%nter. This will enable you to deter-
mine that the right escape sequences, etc are being
transmitted.
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