Problem List Index - IBM 3 User Manual

3. Contact the system programmer and report the data stream error.

Problem List Index

Table 21. Forms Problems
Problem
Forms do not advance or overprint occurs
Forms buckle, wrinkle, jam, or tear
Forms jam or do not feed into printer
Forms do not stack
Manual cut-sheet form does not overlay continuous form properly
Table 22. Print Quality/Ribbon Problems
Problem
Characters off registration
Incomplete characters print
Missing dots
No print
Partial print characters
Partial print lines
Printing too light
Printing too dark
Smudging
Ribbon moving continuously
Ribbon folding, snagging, tearing, or not moving
Irregular characters
Variations in print densities (light, dark, or cut-off printing) within the
same line of print
Wavy print
Unreadable characters
Line-to-line horizontal misregistration
Table 23. Configuration Problems
Problem
Wrong display language
Wrong print language
Printer does not print or prints wrong characters
Table 24. Miscellaneous Problems
Problem
Throughput at half speed
Printer has no power
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Chapter 20. Problems