Chapter 6 Troubleshooting and Maintenance

6.6Actions on Abnormal Printer Operation

Take appropriate actions on printer troubles according to symptoms.

The printer is not fed power

Possible cause

Action

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The main power switch is not

Turn on the main power switch.

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turned on.

 

 

 

 

 

The power cord is not con-

Connect the power cord.

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nected.

 

 

 

 

 

The power cord is damaged.

Ask your dealer or service representa-

 

tive to replace the power cord.

 

 

 

 

The wall outlet is not supplied

Check the circuit breaker and other

with electricity.

switches so that the wall outlet is sup-

 

 

plied with electricity.

 

 

 

 

Impossible to print

Possible cause

Action

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The printer is in the status in

Take actions according to the

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which printing is not available

LCD message on the printer’s

 

 

(symptom: ERROR lamp

control panel.

 

Printer

on).

 

 

 

 

 

The printer is offline (symp-

Press the START/STOP key to

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tom: lamp off).

enter ready mode. (The lamp

 

 

 

lights.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

A printer time-out occurred.

In the menu on the printer’s con-

 

 

trol panel, increase the time-out

 

 

 

value.

 

 

 

 

 

 

You are using the printer

Use the printer driver for this

 

driver for a different printer.

printer.

 

 

 

 

 

PC

You are attempting to print a

Print the document on a page by

document with a huge

page basis. Alternatively, increase

 

 

 

 

amount of image data.

free space in the hard disk of the

 

 

 

PC.

 

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HP 8008N manual Actions on Abnormal Printer Operation, Printer is not fed power, Impossible to print