Troubleshooting / Others

Troubleshooting

Before contacting an authorized service representative, perform the following step.

Error message is

 

Refer to “LCD Panel

displayed on the LCD

X

Message”.

panel.

 

 

 

 

 

Trouble occurs during

X

Refer to “Printer

printing.

 

Troubleshooting”.

 

 

 

Trouble occurs when

 

Refer to “Trouble with

printing to the network

 

Network Printing”.

printer.

 

 

 

 

 

Prints have dull, faded

X

Refer to “Trouble with

colors.

 

Print Quality”.

 

 

 

Technical Support Calls

If you have read this manual, then tried the troubleshooting procedures and you are still having difficulty, please contact the reseller from which the printer was purchased.

LCD Panel Message

Trouble

Corrective Action

Load Letter

Load Letter size media.

 

 

JAM1

Clear the media jam.

See front door label

 

 

 

TC-K

Replace the Black toner

Replace

cartridge.

 

 

WTC

Replace the waste toner

Replace

cartridge.

 

 

PC-Black

Replace the Black print

Replace

cartridge.

 

 

PC-Color

Replace the color print

Replace

cartridge.

 

 

Printer Error (digit)

Turn the printer off and back on

Call for Service.

again. If the problem persists,

 

contact an authorized service

 

representative.

 

 

For other LCD panel messages, refer to “LCD Panel Message” in the Maintenance and Specifications section.

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Printer Troubleshooting

Trouble

Corrective Action

The printer is not

Plug the power cord into an AC

operating.

outlet firmly and turn the printer

 

on.

 

 

 

Connect the appropriate

 

interface cable(s) properly.

 

 

The printer does

Appropriate driver may not be

not print correctly.

installed or this printer may not be

 

selected.

 

Install the proper printer driver

 

or select the appropriate printer

 

when printing a document. Refer

 

to the Installation section.

The setting for

Some applications may not allow

printing is not

you to change the settings

effective.

through the printer driver's setting

 

window.

 

Change the application's

 

settings.

 

 

Media is not fed

Select Multi-Purpose Tray for

from the multi-

Paper Source in the printer

purpose tray.

driver.

Frequent paper

Make sure that the media is

picking errors or

installed under the hooks at the

media jams

front of the media tray.

occur.

 

Do not overfill the media tray

 

 

(upper limit label).

 

 

 

Be sure to gently insert the

 

media tray into the slot of the

 

printer when installing it.

 

 

 

Clean the delay pad and pickup

 

rollers of the media tray.

 

 

Error indicator is

A recoverable error has occurred

blinking.

such as an open door or a media

 

jam.

 

Correct the condition displayed

 

on the printer panel (close the

 

door or clear the media jam,

 

etc.).

 

 

Error indicator is

A system error has occurred.

on.

Turn the printer off and back on

 

again. If the problem persists,

 

contact an authorized service

 

representative.

 

 

Trouble with Network Printing

Refer to "Trouble with Network Printing" in the Maintenance and Specifications section.