Print quality problems 82, Print qual ity prob lems 82, Wrinkled ribbon communications – Zebra Technologies R-140 User Manual

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Wrinkled Ribbon

Communications

A label format was sent to the printer but not recognized. The

DATA light does not flash.

Zebra R-140 User’s Guide 83

Problem Solution

The ribbon is not loaded correctly.

Load the ribbon correctly. See

“Ribbon Loading” on

page 43

.

The darkness setting is incorrect.

Set the darkness to the lowest possible setting for

good print quality. See

“Darkness” on page 50.

Incorrect printhead pressure or balance.

Set the pressure to the minimum required for good

print quality. See

“Printhead Pressure Adjustment” on

page 77.

The media is not feeding correctly. It is

“walking” from side to side.

Make sure that the media guide and media supply

guide touch the edge of the media.

Problem Solution

The communication parameters are

incorrect.

Check the printer driver or software communications

settings (if applicable).
Check the printer host port setting via the front panel

(see

page 57

).

Select the port that matches the one

being used by the host.
Are you using the correct communication cable? See

page 26

for the requirements.

Via the front panel, check the protocol setting. It

should be set to “none.” See

page 58

.

Ensure that the correct driver is being used, if

applicable.

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