Sometimes printing the first page takes longer than I expect.
The printer automatically goes into an energy-saving mode after it’s been idle
for a while. When you print while it’s in this mode, the printer takes about
three minutes to warm up before it can print the first page.
The printer administrator can adjust this feature by using the Apple Printer
Utility on a Macintosh computer (see Chapter 2) or the Apple Printer Utility
for Windows on a Windows computer (see Chapter 3).
I can’t
ping
the printer by IP name or IP address.
Follow these s teps:
1. Try to ping yourself or another host. If this ping fails, your IP software
is not running, or your network is down.
2. Tur n the printer off and then back on. This sometimes fixes the problem
itself, and it also causes the startup page to print. Use the startup page to
verify the printer’s IP address.
3. Verify that the IP address on the configuration page is identical to the IP
address in the /etc/hosts file.
4. Check the network cabling to make sure the printer is physically connected
to the network.
5. Make sure that the IP address is not a duplicate of one already in use on
the network.
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