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Printing, PAUSE, READY

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Printing The printer does not print. l The READY light blinks. Press the PAUSE button. If the READY light still does not stay on, disconnect the printer cable. If the light then continuously stays on, the problem is in the cable or the interface of the computer or printer. l The READY light is on but nothing is printed. Check that your application software is installed properly for your printer. Check the software's printer settings. Check both ends of the interface cable between the printer and the computer. Make sure your interface cable meets both the printer and computer specifications. If you are using the standard parallel interface, be sure your cable is a shielded twisted-pair parallel cable. l The READY light blinks and the printer beeps. The printer is out of paper. Load paper in the printer. . The printer sounds like it is printing, but nothing is printed. The ribbon cartridge may not be installed properly. See the section on ribbon installation in Chapter 1. The ribbon may be worn out. Replace the ribbon cartridge. The paper thickness setting may be incorrect. See Chapter 2. l The printer makes a strange noise, beeps several times, and stops abruptly. Turn off the printer and check for a paper jam, ribbon jam, or other problem; then try to print again. If the printer still does not print correctly, contact your dealer or a qualified service person. 6-4 Troubleshooting

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Printing
The printer does not print.
l
The
READY
light blinks.
Press the
PAUSE
button. If the
READY
light still does not stay on,
disconnect the printer cable. If the light then continuously stays
on, the problem is in the cable or the interface of the computer
or printer.
l
The READY
light is on but nothing is printed.
Check that your application software is installed properly for
your printer. Check the software’s printer settings.
Check both ends of the interface cable between the printer and
the computer. Make sure your interface cable meets both the
printer and computer specifications. If you are using the
standard parallel interface, be sure your cable is a shielded
twisted-pair parallel cable.
l
The
READY
light blinks and the printer beeps.
The printer is out of paper. Load paper in the printer.
.
The printer sounds like it is printing, but nothing is printed.
The ribbon cartridge may not be installed properly. See the
section on ribbon installation in Chapter 1.
The ribbon may be worn out. Replace the ribbon cartridge.
The paper thickness setting may be incorrect. See Chapter 2.
l
The printer makes a strange noise, beeps several times, and stops
abruptly.
Turn off the printer and check for a paper jam, ribbon jam, or
other problem; then try to print again. If the printer still does
not print correctly, contact your dealer or a qualified service
person.
6-4
Troubleshooting