8 | Solving copy problems |
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Common problems and solutions
For additional help solving printer problems, refer to the documentation that shipped with your printer.
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Copy printed on the wrong kind of paper | Wrong type of paper is loaded in the paper tray you | ||
| selected, or the printer may not be set up for | ||
| automatically selecting the paper type. | ||
| 1 | Put the correct paper or other media in the tray. | |
| 2 | Check the paper type setting on the paper menu of | |
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| 3 | Try sending the copy again. | |
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Warning displays on printer operator panel | The printer does not have enough memory. You may | ||
about collation area | have to turn collation off and manually sort your copies. | ||
| Installing additional memory helps alleviate this | ||
I pressed Continue on the printer operator | |||
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panel, but my copies were not in correct | |||
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Color page came out black and white | 1 | This happens if the scanner or printer (or both) can | |
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| only produce black and white. Check to see if your | |
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| MFP has color capabilities. | |
| 2 | If your MFP is capable of color copies, make sure | |
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| Content is set to mixed or photo (not text), and try | |
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Duplex does not work | This usually means the scanner or printer (or both) is | ||
| not capable of duplex. Check the documentation that | ||
Duplex lights do not come on | |||
shipped with your MFP to see if it has duplex | |||
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Cannot select duplex settings | |||
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Ready status message is not displayed in | The control panel and the printer are not talking to each | ||
control panel | other or the printer may be turned off. | ||
| 1 | Try turning the printer off and back on. | |
| 2 | Trying turning off the scanner and the printer. Make | |
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| sure you power back on in the correct sequence. First | |
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| turn on the scanner, and then turn on the printer. | |
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Control panel buttons do not respond | The printer is turned off. Turn the printer back on. | ||
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