Chapter 5 Troubleshooting; Warning Messages And Troubleshooting - Dascom DST-85 User Manual

Dascom DST-85

CHAPTER 5 TROUBLESHOOTING

5.1 Warning Messages and Troubleshooting

This printer is designed for minimal user intervention. Occasionally, the OLED displays messages to
advise users to take corrective actions.
After clearing an error, press SET Key to initialize the printer and [Ready] will be displayed.
Warning/Error List
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Display
Push Set Key
Feeder empty
Cover Open
Head heat high
Check Ribbon
Invalid Ribbon
Ribbon Jam
Solution
Push the SET Key once.
Card cassette is empty. Refill cards to the feeder. Press SET
button to resume printing.
Close the front cover tightly.
When Print Head temperature is too high, the printer will stop
printing until the temperature drops.
Cause: The unused ribbon reached the levels set in "Ribbon
Near End".
Action: Beware if unused ribbon is sufficient for your print job.
Probable Cause: Unrecognized ribbon.
Action: Do not turn off power. Refer to Section 2.2 to reload the
ribbon if ribbon is skewed. Or, check if ribbon type is
YMCK/YMCKK. Press SET button to clear this warning and the
printer will resume previous printing after initialization.
Probable Cause: Ribbon winding problem.
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