Troubleshooting

Other Printing Problems

 

 

Problem

Action

 

 

 

 

 

 

An image is printed on the reverse side of the

Set the paper upside down.

 

 

paper.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Multiple pages are fed through the printer at

Remove all the paper from the tray and fan

 

 

once.

them gently.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paper misfeeds occur frequently.

Check the paper size settings. Use the recom-

 

 

 

mended paper. Avoid using curled, folded or

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wrinkled paper, perforated paper, or glossy

 

 

 

 

 

 

paper.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

An control panel error message stays on after

A paper misfeed message will remain until the

 

 

removing the misfed paper.

front cover is opened and then closed. Open

 

 

 

the front cover and close it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

It takes a long time for the printer to start

The machine might be in Energy Saver mode

 

 

printing.

or Low Power mode, which requires more

 

 

 

time for warming up and resuming the print

 

 

 

job. If you can't wait, change the settings of

 

 

 

Low Power. Shift Time and Low Power Timer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

It takes too much time to complete the print

The data is so large or complex that it takes

 

 

job.

time to process it.

 

 

 

If the Data In indicator is blinking, the data

 

 

 

processing is being done.

 

 

 

Just wait until it is finished.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Windows 95/98/Me, Windows 2000, Win-

If the printer is not connected to a network,

 

 

dows XP, Windows NT 4.0 :

specify which options you have installed us-

 

 

The computer does not recognize the installed

ing the printer driver.

 

 

printer options.

See the HELP file of the printer driver.

 

 

 

 

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