HP 8000 s manual PCL Technical Reference Manual for specific

Problem	Cause and Solution
Partial printout	The media was loaded in tray 1 incorrectly. Load letter-
	or A4-sized media with the long edge toward the
	printer. Load media sizes larger than letter or A4 with
	the short edge toward the printer.
	Verify that the media size set in the printer driver and
	the actual size of the media match. For information on
	configuring the printer driver, see the online help.
	A memory error message appears on the printer
	control panel display. Delete from the printer memory
	any unwanted downloaded fonts, style sheets, macros,
	and forms, or add more memory to the printer.
	If there are missing random characters, the parallel
	cable might be old or bad. Replace the cable with an
	IEEE-1284 compliant parallel cable.
	The printer files contain errors. Check your application
	to make sure the print files are error free by 1) trying to
	print another file that you know is error free from within
	the same application or 2) printing the file in question
	from another application.
Drifting text between	Your application is not resetting the printer to the top of
consecutive pages	the page. See the software application notes or the
	PCL Technical Reference Manual for specific
	information.
PostScript job prints as	If you are using a non-Windows or custom-built
text	application, it is possible that the PostScript job header
	is not being sent down to the printer with the file. For
	more information about sending a PostScript job
	header with your file, see the application's
	documentation.
	Your file might have an error in the PostScript code. Try
	reprinting the document. For more information on
	printing PostScript files, see the application's
	documentation.

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