15.3Using the Direct Print Utility
This section provides information on the possible causes, status displays, verifying methods and recommended actions pertaining to errors which may occur when the printer is used with the Direct Print Utility.
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| The printer and the PC are | Status Display | Unable to print (Network Error) | ||
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| connecting the printer are linked by a router or a | |
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| Action | Connect the printer directly to the network | |
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| An error has occurred on the | Status Display | Unable to print (Network Error) | ||
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| the printer. Connection cannot |
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| Action | Ask the system administrator of the network to check | ||
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| The IP address of the printer | Status Display | Unable to print (Network Error) | ||
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| Verification | From the printer window, select Properties from the | ||
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| "Printer" menu. Click the "Details" tab of the dialog | |
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| the IP addresses in the "FX TCP/IP DPU Port Setup" | |
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| "12.1.2 Printer Settings List" for the way to | |
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| output a printer settings list. |
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| Action | Enter the correct IP address set at the printer, in the | |
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| "FX TCP/IP DPU Port Setup" dialog box. |
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| The printer is switched off | Status Display | Unable to print (Network Error) | ||
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| Verification | Check whether or not the printer is switched on. |
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| print instruction is sent to the | Action | Switch on the printer. | ||
| printer which is switched off. |
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| Print instructions from | Status Display | Unable to print (Network Error) | ||
| multiple PCs are sent to the |
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| Printing files cannot be | Status Display | Unable to print (Spool Error) | ||
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| Select Properties from the menu displayed and the | |
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| check the free space available. |
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| Action | After erasing unnecessary files to increase the free | |
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| space available, select Pause Printing from the | |
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| "Document" menu of the "Printer" window to enable | |
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| printing to restart. |