Solving Problems 159

 

 

Solving Miscellaneous Printing Problems

 

 

If your printouts are not what you expected, try the suggestions below:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Problem

Solution

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Your print has incorrect or

Make sure your software is installed correctly and the printer is selected.

garbled characters.

Clear any stalled print jobs from the Print Center or Printer Setup Utility

 

 

 

(Mac OS X).

 

 

 

 

 

 

Turn off the printer and computer. Make sure the interface cable is securely

 

 

plugged in at both ends.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Your print has incorrect

Check the page size or paper size settings in your application. Make sure they

margins.

 

are within the printer’s printable area.

 

Make sure the Paper Size and Borderless settings in your printer software are

 

 

correct for the paper you’re using.

 

Paper is loaded incorrectly. Follow the instructions in Chapter 2 to reload the

 

 

paper.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The PAPER MARGIN (roll paper margin) setting on the PRINTER SETUP menu

 

 

is incorrect. If you’re using roll paper, check the setting for PAPER MARGIN.

 

 

See the on-screen Reference Guide for more information.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Your image is inverted.

Turn off the Flip Horizontal setting in your printer software. See page 86

 

 

(Mac OS X) or page 110 (Windows) for instructions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blank paper is printed.

Make sure your software is installed correctly and the printer is selected.

 

Make sure the Paper Size setting in your printer software is correct for the

 

 

paper you’re using.

 

Make sure the Paper Source setting in your printer software is correct.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A ruled line on your print

Align the print head as described on page 126.

appears to shift.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Color images print in black

Make sure Color is selected in your printer software.

only.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The printer continues to

Press the

 

 

 

Pause button on the printer to clear any print job data in the

 

 

feed paper after you have

 

printer’s buffer. Then press and hold the

 

 

 

Pause button to reset the printer.

 

 

 

cancelled a job.

 

Make sure the paper source is set correctly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Roll paper cannot be cut.

The paper cutter blade may be dull. Follow the instructions on page 138 to

 

 

replace the blade.

 

The paper may be too thick to cut with the built-in cutter. Cut the paper with

 

 

scissors. See page 57 for a list of media that cannot be used with the cutter.

 

Make sure

appears on the LCD display. If not, press the l Paper Source

 

 

button to select this setting.