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Solution, check the settings of DIP switches 1-6

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Printing is patchy, faint, uneven, or intermittent Solution Check that the ribbon is seated correctly If you have been using the ribbon for a long time or for a large amount of printing, it may need to be replaced. It is also possible for the print head to wear out if the printer is used frequently and for long periods at a time. See the instructions on replacing the print head at the end of this appendix. All the text is printed on the same line or text is printed with an extra blank line between Some of the characters printed do not match those in the file Can't get condensed print This can usually be corrected by changing the setting of DIP switch 2-4. If that does not solve the problem, you may need a different cable. If they are international characters, check the settings of DIP switches 1-6 to 1-8. If they are graphics characters, see that your software is correctly installed and that you have correctly set DIP switch 1-3. Cancel emphasized mode; it has priority over condensed. Cancel NLQ mode: it has priority over condensed. Horizontal tabs don't work Set margins before tabs, not after. Horizontal tabs are incorrect Tabs are set according to current print when changing pitch pitch. Changes in pitch do not affect the position of the tabs on the page. C-2 Problem Solving and Maintenance

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Printing is patchy, faint,
uneven, or intermittent
Solution
Check that the ribbon is seated correctly
If you have been using the ribbon for a
long time or for a large amount of
printing, it may need to be replaced.
All the text is printed
on the same line or
text is printed with an
extra blank line between
Some of the characters
printed do not match
those in the file
It is also possible for the print head to
wear out if the printer is used frequently
and for long periods at a time. See the
instructions on replacing the print head at
the end of this appendix.
This can usually be corrected by
changing the setting of DIP switch 2-4. If
that does not solve the problem, you may
need a different cable.
Can’t get condensed print
Horizontal tabs don’t work
Horizontal tabs are incorrect
when changing pitch
If they are international characters,
check the settings of DIP switches 1-6 to
1-8. If they are graphics characters, see
that your software is correctly installed
and that you have correctly set DIP
switch 1-3.
Cancel emphasized mode; it has priority
over condensed.
Cancel NLQ mode: it has priority over
condensed.
Set margins before tabs, not after.
Tabs are set according to current print
pitch. Changes in pitch do not affect the
position of the tabs on the page.
C-2
Problem Solving and Maintenance