Problem

Possible cause

Solution

Nothing prints

The power cord may not be

 

plugged in securely.

Make sure the power cord is plugged securely into the unit and into a wall outlet.

The interface cable may not

Check the interface cable's

be securely connected to the

connections. See page 2-14.

MultiPASS C50 and the

 

computer.

 

The interface cable may not be the correct type.

Make sure you are using the parallel cable supplied with your MultiPASS C50. See page 2-14.

The MultiPASS C50 or computer were turned on while you were connecting the interface cable.

The orange tape may not have been removed from the BJ cartridge when it was installed.

Unplug the MultiPASS C50 and turn the computer off, then plug the MultiPASS C50 in and turn the computer on again.

Be sure to remove the tape from the BJ cartridge when you install it. See page 2-33.

The BJ cartridge may not have been installed properly.

The print head unit may need cleaning.

The BJ cartridge may need to be replaced.

The application you are printing from may not be set up properly.

The application may not have the correct printer selected.

The printer driver may be con®gured with the wrong port.

Make sure the cartridge is installed correctly. See page 2-31.

Clean the print head. See page 9-9.

Replace the BJ cartridge. See page 9-12.

Check the computer and the application to make sure they are con®gured correctly.

Make sure the Print Setup option in your application has MultiPASS C50 Printer Driver selected as the printer.

Make sure the MultiPASS C50 MultiPASS Printer Driver is con®gured to use the PC's parallel port. See the MultiPASS Desktop Manager User's Guide.

The computer's parallel port

Make sure your PC's CMOS has

may be disabled.

the primary parallel port set to

 

LPT1. (Your PC should have a

 

setup program that lets you do

 

this.) See your computer's

 

documentation.

 

 

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