HP 2100 manual One of the IR ports may cause

Infrared Printing Problems (continued)

Symptom	Possible Cause	Solution
The connection cannot be	Bright lights are interfering	Make sure that no bright light
established or the	with the signal.	is shining directly into either IR
transmission seems to be		port. Bright light of any kind
taking longer than usual		(sunlight, incandescent light,
(continued).		fluorescent light, or light from
		an infrared remote control,
		such as those used for TVs
		and VCRs) shining directly into
		one of the IR ports may cause
		interference. Position the
		device closer to the IR port on
		the printer.
The printer prints only part of a	The connection has been	IrDA-compliant devices are
page or document.	interrupted during	designed to recover from
	transmission.	temporary connection
		interruptions. Re-establish the
		connection. (Depending on the
		device you are using, it can
		take anywhere from 3 to 40
		seconds to re-establish the
		connection.)
The print job has been	The connection may have	If the connection is broken
properly sent to the printer, but	been disrupted or broken.	before the print job has
the printer will not print.		started, the printer may not
		print any of the job. If the Data
		(middle) light is on, press JOB
		CANCEL to clear the printer
		memory. Position the device
		within the range of operation
		and print the job again.
The IR status light turns off	The connection may have	If the Data (middle) light is on,
during transmission.	been broken.	press JOB CANCEL to clear the
		printer memory. Position the
		device within the range of
		operation and print the job
		again.

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