Condition | Suggested solutions |
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“General | Close all other applications, reboot Windows |
Protection Fault”, | and try printing again. |
“Exception OE”, |
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“Spool32”, or |
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“Illegal Operation” |
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messages appear. |
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“Fail To Print”, “A | These messages may appear during printing. |
machine timeout | Just keep waiting until the machine finishes |
error occurred.” | printing. If the message appears in standby |
messages appear. | mode or after printing has been completed, |
| check the connection and/or whether an error |
| has occurred. |
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Note
Refer to Microsoft Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista User’s Guide that came with your PC for further information on Windows error messages.
Common PostScript problems
The following situations are PS language specific and may occur when several printer languages are being used.
Note
To receive a printed or
Problem | Possible Cause |
| Solution |
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PostScript file | The PostScript | • | Install the PostScript |
cannot be | driver may not be |
| driver, referring to Software |
printed. | installed correctly. |
| section. |
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| • | Print a configuration page |
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| and verify that the PS |
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| version is available for |
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| printing. |
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| • | If the problem persists, |
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| contact a service |
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| representative. |
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“Limit Check | The print job was | You might need to reduce | |
Error” message | too complex. | the complexity of the page or | |
appears. |
| install more memory. | |
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A PostScript | The print job may | Make sure that the print job | |
error page | not be PostScript. | is a PostScript job. Check to | |
prints. |
| see whether the software | |
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| application expected a setup | |
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| or PostScript header file to | |
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| be sent to the machine. | |
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Problem | Possible Cause | Solution |
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The optional | The printer driver | Open the PostScript driver |
tray is not | has not been | properties, select the Device |
selected in the | configured to | Settings tab, and set the |
driver. | recognize the | Tray option of the Installable |
| optional tray. | Options section to Installed. |
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When printing | The resolution | Make sure that the resolution |
a document in | setting in the | setting in your printer driver |
Macintosh with | printer driver may | matches the one in Acrobat |
Acrobat | not be matched | Reader. |
Reader 6.0 or | with the one in |
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higher, colors | Acrobat Reader. |
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incorrectly. |
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Common Linux problems
Problem |
| Possible Cause and Solution |
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| • | Check if the printer driver is installed in |
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| your system. Open Unified Driver |
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| Configurator and switch to the Printers |
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| tab in Printers configuration window to |
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| look at the list of available printers. Make |
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| sure that your machine is displayed on |
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| the list. If not, please, invoke Add new |
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| printer wizard to set up your device. |
| • | Check if the printer is started. Open |
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| Printers configuration and select your |
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| machine on the printers list. Look at the |
The printer does not |
| description in the Selected printer pane. |
| If its status contains “(stopped)” string, | |
print. |
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| please, press the Start button. After that | |
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| normal operation of the printer should be |
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| restored. The "stopped" status might be |
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| activated when some problems in |
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| printing occurred. |
| • | Check if your application has special |
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| print option such as |
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| specified in the command line parameter |
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| then remove it to print properly. For |
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| Gimp |
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| printer” and edit command line |
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| parameter in the command item. |
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