CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING

CHAPTER 6

TROUBLESHOOTING

Identifying Your Problem

First, check the following:

The power plug is connected correctly and the printer is turned on.

All of the protective parts have been removed.

The toner cartridge and drum unit are installed correctly.

The front cover is fully closed.

Paper is inserted correctly into the paper cassette.

The interface cable is securely connected between the printer and computer.

The correct driver for the printer is installed and selected.

The PC is set up to connect to the correct printer port.

Printer does not print:

If you did not solve your problem with the above checks, please find your problem in the following list and then go to the section listed.

Printer LED is blinking

See “CONTROL PANELin Chapter 3.

Status Monitor Error Message appears

See “Error Messages in the Status Monitorin this chapter.

Printer printed “Error Message”

See “Error Message Printouts” in this chapter.

Paper handling

See “Paper Handling” or “Paper Jams and How to Clear Them” in this chapter.

Other Problems

See “Other Problems” in this chapter.

Pages are printed, however there are problems with:

Print quality

See ”Improving the Print Qualityin this chapter.

Printout is incorrect

See “How to Print Correctly” in this chapter.

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