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Print quality problems – Zebra Technologies DA402 User Manual

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5. The media is out.

n

Load a roll of media, following the instructions in

“Loading the

Media”

on page 5. Then, press the feed button to resume printing.

The printhead is open.

n

Close the top cover. Then, press the feed button to resume printing.

The cutter is jammed.

n

Turn off the printer and remove any jammed labels from the cutter

unit. Then, turn on the printer to resume printing.

6. The printer is paused.

n

Press the feed button to resume printing.

7. The printhead is under temperature.

n

Continue printing while the printhead reaches the correct operating

temperature.

The printhead is over temperature.

n

Printing will stop until the printhead cools to an acceptable printing

temperature. When it does, the printer will automatically resume

operation.

8. FLASH memory is not programmed.

n

Return the printer to an authorized reseller.

Print Quality Problems

No print on the label.

n

Make sure the correct media (direct thermal) is loaded. Try this:

Quickly rub your nail or a blunt object over the label surface. If it does

not produce dark marks, the wrong media (thermal transfer) is loaded.

n

Is the media loaded correctly? Follow the instructions in

“Loading the

Media”

on page 5.

The printed image does not look right.

n

The printhead is dirty.

Clean the printhead

according to the instructions

on page 33.

n

The printhead is under temperature.

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