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Troubleshooting
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Troubleshooting the Videographic Printer (Option)
Trouble Faced Cause of Trouble Solution
Moisture condensation A heater was turned on
OR
Room humidity suddenly
rose
OR
Printer was abruptly
moved from a cold place
to a warmer one. Let the unit dry out for 1–2
hours OR
Gradually raise the
temperature until moisture
evaporates. THEN
Press the Feed button
while gently pulling on the
edge of the paper so it
feeds through smoothly.
Paper is Jamme
d Moisture condensation
OR
Paper inserted crooked Raise the Head Set lever
to OFF.
Carefully remove the stuck
paper by hand (Do not use
pointed devices. They may
damage the printing head
or the rear surfaces of the
platen) Make sure there
are no creases in the
paper. Insert the paper
straight into the platen.
Printer Head is dirty After printing 2–3 rolls of
paper, dust and grime are
collected on the head Following the Paper
Loading procedure, insert
the supplied Head
Cleaning Sheet. Turn the
Head Set Lever ON.
Pull the cleaning sheet
paper edge strongly.
Repeat if necessary.
After printing almost totally
black pictures, white prints
turn black. The printer has printed 20
or more almost totally
black pictures. Switch the Posi/Nega
selector to the opposite
position for a while.
After printing almost totally
black picture, the
subsequent prints become
faint. The printer has printed
dozens of almost totally
black pictures. A protective
circuit is preventing the
head from overheating. Stop printing for a while.
When the temperature of
the printing head drops
back to normal, printing
resumes.
Images come out black or
white Contrast/Brightness
mis-adjusted. Check contrast/brightness.
Adjust if necessary.
Alphanumerics are blurred Field/Frame switch
misadjusted. Adjust Field/Frame switch
to Frame position.
Table 46. Printer Troubleshooting