Intermec EasyCoder 4420 User Manual page 62

EasyCoder 4420/4440 Bar Code Label Printer User's Manual
Printer Operation Problems (continued)
Symptom
Labels stop feeding
through the printer.
(continued)
Printer slows down.
The Alert LED
flashes and printing
stops.
Media fault.
Test configuration
label does not print.
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Possible Causes
You have set the printer for
continuous label stock.
Media is sticking to the paper path.
You have incorrectly set the image
bands or print speed.
Printer has aborted and reset the print
speed and image bands.
Printhead has overheated.
The printhead is up.
Sensor type set incorrectly.
You have incorrectly loaded the
media.
Printer is out of media.
One of the sensors is incorrectly
located.
Media type is set incorrectly.
You have incorrectly loaded the
media.
Media fault.
You have configured the printer for
self-strip media.
Solution
Use PrintSet to check the configuration settings. If the
settings are incorrect, use PrintSet to change the
settings.
Clear any extraneous material from the paper path and
clean it thoroughly. Refer to Chapter 3, "Maintaining
the Printer."
Use PrintSet to change the image bands or print speed
settings.
Use PrintSet to change the image bands or print speed
settings.
Leave printer alone until it has time to cool down. It
will resume printing on its own.
Make sure the printhead is down. The head lift lever
should be almost straight up and down (in the 1 o'clock
position). Press the Feed/Pause button to resume
printing.
Configure the printer for the correct sensor, either label
gap or label mark sensor. Use PrintSet to configure the
correct sensor.
Try reloading the media. For help, see "Loading Media
Into the Printer" in Chapter 1.
Load new media. For help, see "Loading Media Into
the Printer" in Chapter 1.
Adjust the label gap sensor or the label mark sensor to
the correct location for the label stock you are using.
For help, see "Adjusting the Label Gap Sensor" or
"Adjusting the Label Mark Sensor" in Chapter 5.
Make sure the DIP switch for media type is set
correctly. For help, see "Configuring the Serial Port for
Communications" in Chapter 2.
Try reloading the media. For help, see "Loading Media
Into the Printer" in Chapter 1.
See possible media fault causes and solutions above.
Set the printer to the default configuration using the
DIP switches. For help, see "Connecting the Printer to
a Power Source" in Chapter 1.