Problem

Cause

Solution

 

 

 

Printout is wrong

There might be a

Make sure your cable connections are

 

communications problem

secure.

 

between the printer and your

Make sure your parallel interface cable is

 

computer.

less than 9.9 feet (3.0 m) or USB interface

 

 

cable is less than 16.5 feet (5.0 m) long.

 

 

Make sure you are not using a switch box.

 

 

Check that you have selected the correct

 

 

printer driver in Windows.

 

 

 

 

The wrong printer is selected

Make sure the Canon PC1200/iC D600/

 

in the Printers folder.

iR1200G is selected in the Printers (in

 

 

Windows XP, Printers and Faxes) folder.

 

 

 

 

You might need to modify

See your computer’s documentation for

 

your BIOS setup.

details. Try changing the parallel port

 

 

mode or the parallel port address to see if

 

 

this solves the problem.

 

 

 

Printer locks up

Your system setup might be a

Verify that you have a high-quality

system

problem.

shielded interface cable.

 

 

The problem might be your BIOS. Verify

 

 

that your BIOS setup is correct. (See your

 

 

computer’s documentation for details.)

 

 

Verify that your physical memory is

 

 

working correctly.

 

 

If you have a Toshiba laptop, change this

 

 

line in your CONFIG.SYS file:

 

 

c:\winutils\mxtime.exe

 

 

to:

 

 

REM c:\winutils\mxtime.exe

 

 

 

Computer

Your computer is sending

Make sure the printer is not paused.

indicates a device

data to the printer but the

Check that the printer’s interface cable is

time-out

printer is not responding.

securely connected to both the printer and

 

The printer might be off,

the computer.

 

offline, or not connected to

Make sure paper is properly loaded in the

 

the computer.

paper tray.

 

 

Reset the printer and computer.

 

 

Try the print operation again.

 

 

Try a different cable.

 

 

 

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