Afinia L901 - Addressing Print Quality Problems

70 Troubleshooting
Afinia
PoorPrintQualityorIncorrectPrintout
Problem PossibleCause Solution
Longstripesofmissing
printorverticallight
streaksonseveral
labels
Inknozzlesareblocked. SeeClearingCloggedInkNozzlesonpage74.
Printedbarcodecannot
bescanned
Themediaisnotsuitablefor
useinthisprinter.
Replacethemedia.SeeChoosingLabelMedia
onpage24.
Thebarcodeistoosmall. Adjustthesizeofthebarcode.
Inknozzlesarecloggedandthe
barcodedidnotprintproperly.
SeeClearingCloggedInkNozzlesonpage
74.
Inkissmudgedonthe
labels
Themediaisnotsuitablefor
useinthisprinter.
Replacethemedia.SeeChoosingLabelMedia
onpage24.
Accumulatedinkintheprint
zone.
1. Opentheclamshellandinspecttheprint
zone(Figure9).
2. Lightlymoistenaalint‐freeclothwith
de‐ionized
waterandgentlycleanoffanyink
fromtheprintzoneandprinthead.
3. Closetheclamshell.
Themediaiscurledand
touchingtheprinthead.
1. Replacethemedia.SeeChoosingLabel
Mediaonpage24.
2. Iftheproblempers ists,contactTechnical
Support.
Themediaiscurledbythe
unwinderwhentheprinteris

idleforaperiodoftime.
1. OntheEWSAdvanced Settingspage,setthe
printertoretractthemediawhenitisidlefor
morethan10minutes.
2. Iftheproblempers ists,contactTechnical
Support.
Theservicestationneedstobe
replaced.
SeeReplacingtheServiceStationonpage61.
Significantmistingon
labels
Aerosolisnotremovedbecause
thefanfilterisdirty.
Replacethefanfilter.SeeReplacingtheAerosol
FanFilteronpage64.
Mediausedexceedsthe
maximumthicknessof0.01”
(0.3mm).
Replacethemedia.SeeChoosingLabelMedia
onpage24.
Iftheproblempersists,contactTechnical
Support.