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8 troubleshooting guide – Datamax-O'Neil S2000i User Guide User Manual

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8 Troubleshooting

Guide

PROBLEM

POSSIBLE CAUSE

SOLUTION

Printer will not turn on

Discharged Battery

Recharge battery overnight.

Charge LED not lighting when
AC adapter is plugged in.

No AC power or AC adapter
defective

Check AC outlet or adapter (note: battery pack
may be fully charged)

Battery not charging.

Battery incorrectly installed or no
AC.
Battery dead

Check battery installation and AC adapter
Change to a new battery

Paper not feeding.

Obstruction in paper path or paper
improperly installed

Check the paper path. Verify installation
Use paper of the correct specification

Fault LED on Steady

Print head lever is up
Print mechanism jam
Low Battery

Check print head lever
Check paper supply; press to clear.
Charge battery; if problem persists, change
battery.

Low-BAT LED on Steady

Low battery

Charge battery; if problem persists, change
battery.

Prints illegible characters.

Improper baud rate and parity

Verify the printer and host settings. Use self-
test to verify printer settings.

Printer will not print in IrDA
mode

Obstruction of IrDA

Clear obstruction.

IrDA mode is not selected

DIP switch #8 must be on.

Will not connect to host device.

Limit the IrDA baud rate to 9600 on the host
device.

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