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Chapter 5, Troubleshooting – Wasp Bar Code W-300 User Manual

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Chapter 5

Troubleshooting

D. Miscellaneous

The PC says “Printer Time Out”

1. Make sure the communications cable (parallel or serial) is connected

securely to the parallel or serial port on the PC and the printer.

2. Make sure the printer po wer is turned on.

If the data has been sent, but here is no output from the printer

Check the active printer driver and make sure the label printer has been
selected.

Vertical streaks in the printout usually indicate a dirty or faulty print head

Example:

Clean the print head first. If the lines still persist, then the print head may need
to be replaced.

Poor print quality

1. Adjust the Darkness (heat temperature)

in the Windows printer driver.

2. Slow down the print speed.
3. Refer to the next chapter and clean

the related spare parts.