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| Does the product receive a fax? | Too many telephone devices are | Make the HP LaserJet 3100/3150 | 
| Use another fax machine to send | plugged in, or telephone devices | product the only device on the | 
| a fax to the product. | are not connected in the correct | telephone line and try again to | 
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 | order. | receive the fax. | 
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 | Firmware is not current. | Check the firmware version. See | 
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 | “Firmware and software | 
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 | downloads” later in this chapter. | 
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 | Product’s fax settings are set | Review and reset the product’s fax | 
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 | incorrectly. | settings. | 
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 | The LIU is not operational. | Replace the LIU. | 
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| Is the software installed correctly? | Software is not installed or an | Uninstall the software. Find and | 
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 | error occurred during software | delete the file named “Jetsuite.Ini.” | 
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 | installation. | Reload the product’s software. | 
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 | Make sure you use a bidirectional | 
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 | port setting. | 
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| Does the product print from the | The parallel cable is not | Connect the cable. | 
| computer? | connected. | 
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| Connect the parallel cable to the | 
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| product and the computer. Use a | An incorrect printer driver is | Reset the printer driver. | 
| word processing application to | selected. | 
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| send a print job to the printer. | 
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 | Other devices are connected to | Disconnect the other devices and | 
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 | the parallel port. | try again to print. | 
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 | There is an LPT port driver | Reset the computer’s port | 
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 | problem in Windows 9x. | settings. | 
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| Does the product scan to the | Other devices are connected to | Disconnect the other devices and | 
| computer? | the parallel port. | try again to scan. | 
| Initiate a scan from either the | 
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| computer’s basic desktop software | The BIOS settings for the parallel | Reset the computer’s port | 
| or from the product. | port are set incorrectly. | settings. If the problem persists, | 
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 | reset the BIOS settings in CMOS. | 
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 | (See the user’s guide for more | 
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 | information about BIOS settings.) | 
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 | The computer’s parallel port | Check hardware documentation to | 
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 | hardware is not bidirectional. | see if the port configuration can be | 
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 | changed. | 
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| Does the product send a fax from | An incorrect fax driver is selected. | Reset the fax driver. | 
| the computer? | 
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| Initiate a fax from the computer’s | 
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| basic desktop software. Initiate | 
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| another fax, this time using a “print | 
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| to fax” command from an | 
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| application. | 
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| EN | Basic troubleshooting 151 | 
