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Table 3-8. Repairing the Printer Mechanism (Continued)
Problem
Symptom
Paper
When you turn
Foreign
feeding is
on the printer, it
material is
abnormal.
ejects the
lodged
paper auto-
between the
matically and a
front or rear PE
paper out error
sensor and the
occurs.
platen.
CN5 or CN6 is
disconnected.
The front or
rear PE sensor
is defective.
When you load
The TOP
paper, the
sensor's FFC is
printer ejects it
not properly
automatically.
connected to
CN7.
The FFC is
defective.
The TOP
sensor is
defective.
Cause
Checkpoint
Remove and
check the platen.
Check the
connections.
Check the
operation of the
front and rear PE
sensors. (See
Table 3-2.)
Check the
connection.
Check the FFC's
continuity using a
multimeter.
Check the
operation of the
TOP sensor.
(See Table 3-2.)
Table 3-8. Repairing the Printer Mechanism (Continued)
Solution
Problem
Remove
Paper
The printer loads
any foreign
feeding is
single-sheet
material
abnormal.
paper correctly,
from the
but does not
platen.
load continuous
paper at all.
Connect
CN5 and/or
CN6.
Replace
the front or
Ribbon
The printer does
rear PE
feeding is
not feed the
sensor.
abnormal.
ribbon.
Connect
the FFC.
Replace
the FFC.
Replace
the TOP
sensor.
The ribbon feeds
properly only
when the
carriage moves
in one direction.
Chapter 3 Troubleshooting
Symptom
Cause
CN12 is not
Check the
connected
connection.
properly.
One of the
Check the
paper release
operation of the
sensors is
paper release
defective.
sensors. (See
Table 3-2.)
The ribbon
Remove the
cartridge is
cartridge, and
defective.
turn the ribbon
feed knob by
hand to check if
the ribbon
cartridge feeds
the ribbon
normally.
Foreign
Check the
material is
ribbon driving
caught in the
gears.
ribbon driving
gears.
The ribbon
Move the
driving gears
carriage by
are defective.
hand to check if
the gears
function
normally.
Checkpoint
Solution
Connect CN12.
Replace the
paper release
sensor.
Replace the
ribbon
cartridge.
Remove any
foreign material
caught in the
gears or
replace the
ribbon
cartridge.
Replace the
ribbon driving
mechanism.
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