Issue

Cause

Solution

 

 

 

Printer is on, but nothing prints

The printer Ready indicator light

Press STOP to return the printer

 

is not lit.

to the Ready state.

 

 

 

 

The top cover is not closed

Close the top cover firmly.

 

properly.

 

 

 

 

 

The Data indicator light is

The printer is probably still

 

flashing.

receiving data. Wait for the Data

 

 

indicator to stop flashing.

 

 

 

 

REPLACE <COLOR>

Replace the print cartridge

 

CARTRIDGE appears on the

specified on the printer display.

 

printer display.

 

 

 

 

 

A printer message other than

See Control panel messages.

 

Ready appears on the printer

 

 

control panel.

 

 

 

 

 

The parallel port may have a

Add a MODE command to the

 

DOS timeout error.

AUTOEXEC.BAT file. See the

 

 

DOS manual for additional

 

 

information.

 

 

 

 

The PS (PostScript Emulation)

Select PS or AUTO for the

 

personality is not selected.

printer language. See Changing

 

 

printer control panel

 

 

configuration settings.

 

 

 

 

The correct driver is not

Select the driver for PostScript

 

selected in the software

Emulation for this printer in the

 

application or printer driver.

software application or printer

 

 

driver.

 

 

 

 

The printer is not properly

See Changing printer control

 

configured.

panel configuration settings.

 

 

 

 

The computer port is not

Run another peripheral

 

configured or is not working

connected to this port to verify

 

properly.

that the port is working properly.

 

 

 

 

The printer has not been

For Macintosh, use the

 

correctly named for the network

appropriate utility to name the

 

or for a Macintosh.

printer on the network. From the

 

 

Chooser, select the AppleTalk

 

 

zone and the printer.

 

 

 

ENWW

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