Condition | Possible cause | Suggested solutions | |
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The | The printer driver | Repair the printer software. | |
machine | may be incorrectly | See Software section. | |
does not | installed. |
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print. |
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The machine is | Check the display message | ||
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| malfunctioning. | on the control panel to see if | |
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| the machine is indicating a | |
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| system error. Contact a | |
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| service representative. | |
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| The document size is | Get more hard disk space | |
| so big that the hard | and print the document | |
| disk space of the | again. | |
| computer is not |
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| enough to access the |
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| print job. |
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The | The paper option that | For many software | |
machine | was selected in the | applications, the paper | |
selects print | machine properties | source selection is found | |
materials | may be incorrect. | under the Paper tab within | |
from the |
| the printer properties. Select | |
wrong |
| the correct paper source. | |
paper |
| See the printer driver help | |
source. |
| screen. | |
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A print job | The job may be very | Reduce the complexity of the | |
is extremely | complex. | page or try adjusting the print | |
slow. |
| quality settings such as | |
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| adjusting the resolution. | |
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| You may have printed | It usually takes more time | |
| a high density | than usual to print this kind of | |
| document which | job. Be patient and wait. | |
| consumes a lot of |
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| toner. |
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Half the | The page orientation | Change the page orientation | |
page is | setting may be | in your application. See the | |
blank. | incorrect. | printer driver help screen. | |
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| The paper size and | Ensure that the paper size in | |
| the paper size | the printer driver settings | |
| settings do not | matches the paper in the | |
| match. | tray. | |
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| Or, ensure that the paper | |
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| size in the printer driver | |
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| settings matches the paper | |
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| selection in the software | |
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| application settings you use. | |
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Condition | Possible cause | Suggested solutions | |
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The | The printer cable is | Disconnect the printer cable | |
machine | loose or defective. | and reconnect. Try a print job | |
prints, but |
| that you have already printed | |
the text is |
| successfully. If possible, | |
wrong, |
| attach the cable and the | |
garbled, or |
| machine to another computer | |
incomplete. |
| and try a print job that you | |
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| know works. Finally, try a | |
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| new printer cable. | |
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| The wrong printer | Check the application’s | |
| driver was selected. | printer selection menu to | |
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| ensure that your machine is | |
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| selected. | |
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| The software | Try printing a job from | |
| application is | another application. | |
| malfunctioning. |
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| The operating system | Exit Windows and reboot the | |
| is malfunctioning. | computer. Turn the machine | |
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| off and then back on again. | |
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Pages print, | The toner cartridge is | Redistribute the toner, if | |
but they are | defective or out of | necessary. | |
blank. | toner. | If necessary, replace the | |
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| toner cartridge. | |
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| The file may have | Check the file to ensure that | |
| blank pages. | it does not contain blank | |
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| pages. | |
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| Some parts, such as | Contact a service | |
| the controller or the | representative. | |
| board, may be |
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| defective. |
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PDF file | Incompatibility | Printing the PDF file as an | |
does not | between the PDF file | image may enable the file to | |
and the Acrobat | print. Turn on Print As Image | ||
correctly- | products. | from the Acrobat printing | |
some parts |
| options. | |
are missing |
| Note: It will take longer to | |
in the |
| print when you print a PDF | |
graphics, |
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| file as an image. | ||
text or |
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illustrations. |
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The print | The resolution is set | Change the resolution to | |
quality of | to Normal or Draft. | Best in the machine | |
photos is |
| properties window and then | |
not good. |
| try printing again. | |
Images are |
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The resolution of the | Reduce the photo size. If you | ||
not clear. | |||
| photo is very low. | increase the photo size in the | |
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| software application, the | |
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| resolution will be reduced. | |
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