MAINTENANCE & FAULT FINDING
Problem Action
Poor Print Quality most common causes of poor print
n the print head
g kit”
re not to
ring cleaning.
isaligned print
platen / roller. Produce a full size test
ty of the
check that
.
ackaging
ove the mounting of the
printer. If possible increase the print
s reduced by
ate is still
rts. Increase
e print delay.
speed
ccurate
f the
e ribbon used to the
ortant. An incorrect
o distributor
supply is at the
appropriate pressure.
If lines of dots are not printing and
cleaning the print head and platen /
roller does not resolve the problem,
replace the print head.
The
quality are:
A dirty print head. Clea
using the Domino “Cleanin
Wipes and try again. Take ca
damage the print head du
Always allow the print head to cool
prior to cleaning.
A dirty, worn or badly m
print to establish the quali
print.
The ribbon is not driving correctly.
Clean the ribbon rollers and
the ribbon is loaded correctly
Excessive vibration of the p
machine. Impr
delay so that vibration ha
the time printing starts.
On I/5 printers, the substr
moving when printing sta
th
On V200 & CM printers, the
encoder is not providing an a
measurement of the speed o
substrate.
The matching of th
substrate is very imp
match will not give good print quality.
Contact your local Domin
for further details.
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236) 27864 Issue 1 January 2008