AMT Datasouth Codewriter 4500 Series - Manual (Page 60)

Troubleshooting Guide
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The ribbon sensor indicates a thermal transfer ribbon is present while in direct
thermal mode. If direct thermal mode is desired and the ribbon is removed,
then one of the following conditions has occurred. (This procedure only
applies to Thermal Transfer printers operating in Direct Thermal mode.
Should this message occur on a Direct Thermal printer, contact qualified
service personnel.)
1. The sensor’s sensitivity is incorrectly adjusted. See Adjusting Sensor
Sensitivity in this section.
2. The ribbon sensor system requires repair or replacement. Contact qualified
service personnel.
If thermal transfer mode is desired, press the
CANCEL
key and see this manual’s
Media Settings section to correctly set the Printing Mode.
The ribbon sensor does not detect a thermal transfer ribbon while in thermal
transfer mode. If the ribbon is properly installed and thermal transfer mode is
desired, then one of the following conditions has occurred.
1. The sensor’s sensitivity is incorrectly adjusted. See Adjusting Sensor
Sensitivity in this section.
2. The ribbon sensor system requires repair or replacement. Contact qualified
service personnel.
If direct thermal mode is desired, press the
CANCEL
key and see this manual’s
Media Settings section to correctly set the Printing Mode.
Remove Ribbon
PRINT or CANCEL?
Ribbon Out
PRINT or CANCEL?