Epson PP 803 - Print-Related Problems

Troubleshooting and Diagnostics
6-9
6.5
Print-related Problems
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Print faint or of poor quality
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Do you use the right paper? See Chapter
8 Technical Data
which con-
tains the paper specification. Change the paper if it does not comply to
this specification.
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Does the ribbon need to be changed? Replace it by a new one if
necessary.
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Is the ribbon cassette properly installed?
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Ribbon path not o.k. ?
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Print gap incorrect. Press
twice.
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Coppies not dark enough. Don´t use old action paper!
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Characters are not printed evenly or are not uniform in pitch
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Examine the paper path for dirt or other obstacles that may cause the
gap between print head and platen to vary. Remove the obstacles.
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Print lines overlap
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Examine the paper path for dirt or other obstacles. Remove the
obstacles.
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Part of printed text is missing (loss of data)
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If you are using Serial communication channel check the buffer control
setting in Set-up.
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Check the data flow control setting on the host computer.