Star Micronics LC24-20 User Manual page 70

Printer is unstable; Wrong characters are printed; Left margin changes;
printing stops
Probable Cause I Action
-1
Static electricity
is resulting from
low humidity or
interference from
nearby electrical
devices.
Increase the humidity.
Move devices with electric motors away from the printer.
Left margin moves to the right during printing
Probable Cause I Action
The print head
is not moving
correctly."
Problem with the
application
program.
The adjustment
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 I Action
Paper is adjusted
incorrectly.
Problem with the
application
program.
A print head jam
caused by the
ribbon orapaper
jam.
Adjust both forms tractors and the paper.
Refer to your application program manual.
Make sure that the ribbon cartridge is correctly installed.
See "Installing the ribbon cartridge" in Chapter 2.
Clear the paper jam.
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