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Poor print quality
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Ribbon and media is loaded
incorrectly.
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Dust or adhesive accumulation
on the print head.
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Print density is not set properly.
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Printhead element is damaged.
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Ribbon and media are
incompatible.
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Reload the supply.
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Clean the print head.
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Clean the platen roller.
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Adjust the print density and print
speed.
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Run printer self-test and check
the print head test pattern if there
is dot missing in the pattern.
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Change proper ribbon or proper
label media.
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The print head mechanism does
not latch the print head properly.
Skip labels when
printing
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Label size is not specified
properly.
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Sensor sensitivity is not set
properly.
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The media sensor is covered
with dust.
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Check if label size is setup
correctly.
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Calibrate the sensor by Auto Gap
or Manual Gap options.
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Clear the GAP/Black mark sensor
by blower.
The printing position of
small label is incorrect
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Media sensor sensitivity is not
set properly.
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Label size is incorrect.
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The vertical offset setting in the
driver is incorrect.
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Calibrate the sensor sensitivity
again.
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Set the correct label size and gap
size.
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If using the software BarTender,
please set the vertical offset in
the driver.
Missing printing on the
left or right side of label
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Wrong label size setup.
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Set the correct label size.
Wrinkle problem
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Ribbon installation is incorrect.
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Media installation is incorrect.
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Print density is incorrect.
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Media feeding is incorrect.
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Please set the suitable density to
have good print quality.
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Make sure the label guide touch
the edge of the media guide.
Gray line on the blank
label
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The print head is dirty.
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The platen roller is dirty.
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Clean the print head.
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Clean the platen roller
Irregular printing
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The printer is in Hex Dump mode.
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Turn off and on the printer to skip
the dump mode.
