Intermec EasyCoder 501 XP Service Manual page 144

17.1 Diagnosing the
Printer, cont.
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Use this short-list to fi nd the symptom that applies to the printer:
Symptom
• No reaction at power up
• Printer stops working after startup
• CPU board failures
• Power supply unit failures
• Console errors
• Error messages
• No communication (general)
• No serial communication
• No parallel communication
• Sensor malfunctions
- Label stop sensor
- Headlift sensor
- Ribbon end sensor
- Ribbon low sensor
- Label taken sensor
• Printing troubles
- No printout at all
- Overall weak printout
- Weaker printout on either inner or other part of label
- Overall dark printout (bleeding)
- Weak or missing printout of some dots
- Unexpected black printout (completely or partial)
- Only fi rst part of label printed
- Paper feed does not work properly
• Transfer ribbon troubles
- Transfer ribbon gets wrinkled
- Transfer ribbon breaks
• Liner/batch takeup troubles
• Cutter troubles
• Memory card troubles
Chapter 17 Troubleshooting
See
17.2
17.3
17.4
17.5
17.6
17.7
17.8
17.9
17.10
17.11
17.12
17.13
17.14
17.15
17.16
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