MFC 4550/6550MC/7550MC

OP-US-5.0

TROUBLESHOOTINGPROCEDURES

DOS Setup Printing Problems (Only for MFC 6550MC/7550MC)

Question

Recommendation

I can not print from my

• CheckthattheDOSapplicationsoftwareinterfacesettings

applicationsoftware.

match those of your printer: for example, if you are using a

 

parallel printer cable, you would probably set your DOS

 

softwareprinterporttoLPT1.

 

• Check for an error message on the LCD.

 

• IfyouareusingtheRS100Mserialinterfaceboard,makesure

 

theRS-232Cserialinterfaceisselectedwiththeslideswitch.

 

Makesuretheinterfacesettingsarecorrectlysetupwiththe

 

proper DIP switches. Make sure the serial parameters for

 

baudrates,parityandstopbitsmatchthoseinyourapplication

 

software and the MFC.

 

 

The MFC prints, but it

Thisisanindicationthatyourapplicationprinteremulation

printsincorrect

setting and the MFC’S printer emulation do not match. Check

information.

yourapplicationsoftwaretomakesureyouselectedthecorrect

Sometimes it prints a

printerdriver. TheMFCemulatesHPLaserJetIIP. Trysetting

coupleofcharactersand

the MFC to HP emulation in Remote Printer Console and then

thenejectsthepage,etc.

selecttheHPLaserJetIIPprinterinyourapplicationsoftware.

 

 

TheMFCprintsthefirst

Thisiscommonproblemwithdatabasesoftwareandspreadsheet

part of my document but

software when they are not correctly set up. The data has been

does not print the last

senttotheprinterbuttheprinterdidnotreceivethePageEject

page.

command. Press the FF/Cont Key to eject the page. Then ask

(The LCD shows

your software supplier how to add a Page Eject (or Form Feed)

REMAINED DATA.)

command to the end of your print job.

 

 

How can I change the

Use the Remote Printer Console (RPC) program.

Usersettingsordefault

 

settings on the MFC?

 

 

 

Optional Apple Macintosh Serial Interface Board (RS100M) Setup Printing Problems

Question

Recommendation

Maintenance

 

I can not print from my

• Make sure you installed the Macintosh printer driver in the

 

applicationsoftware.

System Folder and selected it with Chooser.

 

 

• Check the PORT selection within the Chooser: it should

 

 

match the port to which you physically attached the printer

 

 

cable.

 

 

• Theserialslideswitchontheoptionalinterfaceboardshould

 

 

beintheApple(RS-422A)position.

 

 

• Check the printer cable type: you can not use a LocalTalk

 

 

or straight-through cable. See Chapter 15 for details on

 

 

differenttypesofprintercables.

 

 

 

 

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