Brady BBP12 - Print Quality and Feeding Problems

BPP12 User Manual
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Print Quality
Problem
Possible Cause
Recovery Procedure
Not Printing
Check if interface cable is properly
connected to the interface connector.
Re-connect cable to interface.
The serial port cable pin
configuration is not a pin-to-pin
connection.
Replace the cable with pin to pin
connection.
The serial port setting is not consistent
between host and printer.
Reset the serial port setting.
The port specified in the Windows
driver is not correct.
Select the correct printer port in
the driver.
The Ethernet IP, subnet mask,
gateway is not configured properly.
Configure the IP, subnet mask and
gateway.
No print on the label
Label or ribbon loaded not correctly.
Follow the instructions in loading
the media or loading the ribbon.
Out of Ribbon.
Load new ribbon.
Continuous feeding
labels
The printer setting may be wrong.
Perform the initialization and
gap/black mark calibration.
Paper Jam
Gap/black mark sensor sensitivity is not
set properly (sensor sensitivity is not
enough).
Calibrate the gap/black mark
sensor.
Label size is not set properly.
Set label size exactly as installed
paper in the labeling software or
program.
Labels are stuck inside the printer
mechanism near the sensor area.
Remove the stuck label.
Poor Print Quality
Top cover is not closed properly.
Close the top cover completely and
make sure the right- and left- side
levers are latched properly.
Supply is loaded incorrectly.
Reload the supply.
Ribbon and media are incompatible.
Change the ribbon or label
combination.
Dust and/or adhesives are
accumulated on the print head.
Check if dust or adhesives are
accumulated on the print head.
Clean the print head.
Print density is not set properly.
Adjust the print density and print
speed.
Print head test pattern is incorrect.
Head element may be damaged. Run
printer self-test and check the print
head test pattern to see if there are
missing dots in the pattern.