Sharp AL-1633, AL-1644 operation manual Printing and Scanning Problems

TROUBLESHOOTING

PRINTING AND SCANNING PROBLEMS

In addition to this section, troubleshooting information can also be found in the README files for each of the software programs. To view a README file, see the "Software Setup Guide".

Problem		Cause and solution	Page
		The machine is set to off-line mode.	32
		→ Press the [ON LINE] key ( ) to turn on the ON LINE indicator
		( ).
		The machine is not correctly connected with your
		computer.	71
		→ Check both ends of the printer cable and make sure you have a
		solid connection. Try a known good cable. For information on
		cables, see "SPECIFICATIONS".
		Copy job is performed.	–
		→ Wait until the copy job is complete.
		The port setting is not correct.	Software
		→ Printing is not possible if the printer driver port setting is not	Setup
		correct. Set the port correctly.	Guide
The machine does not print.
		Your machine is not selected correctly in the current
(ON LINE indicator (	) does not	application for the print job.
blink.)		→ When choosing "Print" from the "File" menu located in	–
		applications, be sure you have selected "SHARP AL-XXXX"
		(where XXXX is the model name of your machine) printer
		displayed in the "Print" dialog box.
		The printer driver has not been installed properly.
		→ Follow these steps to check and see if the printer driver is
		installed.
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		1 Click the "start" button, click "Control Panel", click "Printers
		and Other Hardware", and then click "Printers and Faxes".
		(On Windows 95/98/Me/NT 4.0/2000, click the "Start" button,	–
		select "Settings" and then click "Printers".)
		2 The "SHARP AL-XXXX" printer driver icon is not shown
		(where XXXX is the model name of your machine).
		3 If the icon is shown but you still cannot print, the printer driver
		may not have been installed correctly. In this case, delete
		AL-1633/1644 Software and then reinstall it.
		The tray size settings are not the same on the machine	19
		and in the printer driver.
			Software
		→ Make sure that the same tray paper size is set on the machine
			Setup
		and in the printer driver. To change the tray paper size setting in
			Guide
		the printer driver, see the Software Setup Guide.
The machine does not print.		The specified size of paper has not been loaded.	17
		→ Load the specified size of paper in the paper tray.
(ON LINE indicator (	) was
		The PAPER SIZE indicator is blinking.
blinking.)
		→ When "Use close paper size (user program)" is disabled, the
		PAPER SIZE indicator on the operation panel will blink. You can	17, 24
		press the [TRAY SELECT] key ( ) to select a tray manually, or
		load paper in the bypass tray and press the [ON LINE] key ( ) to
		begin printing.
		→ When "Use close paper size" is enabled, printing will take place	–
		using a size of paper that is close to the size of the print image.

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