HP 4500 N manual Erratic, missing characters or interrupted printout, Partial printout

Erratic, missing characters or interrupted printout

Problem	Solution
The interface cable is of poor quality.	Try using a different, higher-quality, IEEE-
	compliant cable. Parallel cables can be no
	longer than 10 meters (30 feet).
The interface cable is loose.	Disconnect and reconnect the interface cable.
The interface cable is damaged or bad.	Try using a different interface cable.
The power cable is loose.	Disconnect and reconnect the power cable.
You are attempting to print a PCL job with the	From the printer control panel, select the
printer configured for PostScript Emulation.	correct printer personality and then resend the
	print job.
You are attempting to print a PostScript job	From the printer control panel, select the
with the printer configured for PCL.	correct printer personality and then resend the
	print job.

Partial printout

Problem	Solution
A memory error message appears on the	1)	Free up printer memory by deleting
printer control panel.	unneeded downloaded fonts, style sheets, and
	macros from printer memory; or
	2)	Add more memory to the printer.
The file you are printing contain errors.	Check your software application to verify that
	the file does not contain errors. To do so:
	1)	Print another file that you know is error-free
	from within the same application; or
	2)	Print the file from another application.

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