General

Printing

Difficulties

Windows®

Setup

Printing

Difficulties

Difficulty

Suggestions

 

 

The machine does not

Check the following:

print.

• The machine is plugged in. (See page 2-8.)

 

• The toner cartridge and drum unit are installed

 

properly. (See page 2-3.)

 

• The interface cable is securely connected

 

between the machine and computer.

 

(See page 12-3 or 12-9 for MFC 8300, or See

 

MFC Software Manual page 2-3 or 2-10 for

 

MFC 8600 and MFC 8700.)

 

• Check to see if LCD is showing an error

 

message. (See page 17-2.)

 

 

The machine prints

Reset the machine or unplug the electrical cord

unexpectedely or it

and plug it back in. Check the primary settings

prints garbage.

in your application software to make sure it is

 

set up to work with your machine.

 

 

The machine cannot

The machine received a very complex print job

print full pages of a

and could not process part of the page. This

document.

print. may be solved in several ways. If you are

 

using Windows® 3.1x, Windows® 95/98 or

 

Windows NT® Workstation Version 4.0 with the

 

supplied printer driver, see the “Windows ®

 

Setup Printing Problems” section. Try to

 

reduce the complexity of your document or

 

reduce print resolution.

 

 

The machine prints

Your computer is not recognizing the printer’s

first couple of pages

input buffer full signal. Please make sure to

correctly, then some

connect the printer cable correctly.

pages have text missing.

 

 

 

The machine cannot

• Reduce the printer resolution. Reduce the

print full pages of

complexity of your document and try again.

a document.

Reduce the graphic quality or the number of

A MEMORY FULL

font sizes within your application software.

message occurs.

• Expand the printer memory by installing one

 

 

of the optional memory boards (ME8000 or

 

ME16000).

 

 

My headers or footers

Most laser printers have a restricted area that

appear when I view

will not accept print. Usually these are the first

my document on the

two lines and last two lines, leaves 62 printable

screen but do not

lines. Adjust the but do not show up when show

up when I print

top and bottom margins in your document to

them.

allow for this.

 

 

I cannot print from my

Make sure the Windows® printer driver is

application software.

installed and you select it in your application

 

software.

 

 

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MFC 8300, MFC 8700, MFC 8600, FAX 5750 specifications

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