Chapter, Chapter 7: troubleshooting – CognitiveTPG Advantage DLX User Manual

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Chapter 7: Troubleshooting

Use the chart below for troubleshooting your Advantage DLX printer prior to
contacting Technical Support. If you are unable to resolve the problem using the
chart below, please contact our Technical Support staff at 1-800-732-8950 ext. 4.

Symptom

Possible Cause

Recommended Solution

Print Head Unlatched

Securely latch printhead

Out of Media/Ribbon

Replace media/ribbon

Red Ready Light

Printer Paused

Press Feed Button to continue
printing

Red Power Light

Incorrect Power Supply

Verify use of correct power
supply

Printer Darkness Setting

Increase printer Darkness using
CognitiveTPG Administrator

Driver Darkness Setting

Increase the Darkness value
within the printer driver

Printing Too Light

Printhead Dirty

Clean printhead

Printing Blank Labels

Missing Ribbon

Use print ribbon when printing
to thermal transfer media

Continuously Feeding
Labels

Printer out of Calibration

Calibrate printer using
CognitiveTPG Administrator

Feed Button Not Working

Printer is running a stored
program

With print head unlatched, turn
printer off and back on then re-
latch printhead

Print Not Positioned
Properly

Top of Form requires
adjustment

Adjust Top of Form using
CognitiveTPG Administrator

Media Drifting During
Printing

Media Guide improperly
adjusted

Verify Media Guide is
positioned properly

Label Design

Decrease height of label

Skipping Labels During
Printing

Printer out of Calibration

Recalibrate printer using
CognitiveTPG Administrator

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